Taxes & Economy

Federal Taxes and Household Income

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 26, 2008

The Congressional Budget Office has a new data page which shows the distribution of federal income taxes. Hat Tip to Government Bytes.

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Education

PA 12th in ranking of charter school laws

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 25, 2008

The Center for Education Reform issued a ranking of charter school laws by state. Pennsylvania earns a respectable 12th, earning a ‘B’, but has room for improvement.

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Taxes & Economy

Gas Taxes By State

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 25, 2008

Mark J. Perry posted this map showing gas taxes by state. Note Pennsylvania is a red state on this map. The data source is API…

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Taxes & Economy

Economic “stimulus” to deliver?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 24, 2008

Bloomberg.com reports most economists think the “job creation” from the economic stimulus package are greatly overstated – if there will be any at all. Oh, now you tell us.

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Taxes & Economy

How much of your workday goes to pay taxes?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 24, 2008

The Tax Foundation has put their Tax Freedom Day calculations into an eight-hour workday: How Long America Works to Pay Taxes in…

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Regulation

Take Us Out to the Ball Game

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 23, 2008

Reason TV has a new video on whether sports stadiums are really worth it. Nick Gillespie notes that stadium subsidies are just another example of the Edifice…

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Taxes & Economy

Conservative Movement, RIP … or Not

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 23, 2008

Dan Flynn writes that the “Conservative Movement” is dead: Eurocommunism is gone and party conservatives now openly question the utility of even limited government rhetoric in 21st-century America.

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Turnpike Lease to Save Taxpayers $87 Million

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 23, 2008

As I pointed out last month the Pennsylvania Turnpike continues to receive taxpayer subsidy (even while making payments to PennDoT) to the tune of $120 million per year. In…

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Climate Change Bill to Hurt PA Economy

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 23, 2008

The Heritage Foundation has a new report on the economic costs of the Lieberman–Warner climate change bill. They have also provided an analysis for each state. The estimated…

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