Calendar Update

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 11, 2007

Our first batch of Capitol Calendars for Property Tax Relief are now for sale on eBay.(Click here for details). The latest Democracy Rising newsletter features a…

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Uninsured will grow under RendellCare

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 10, 2007

Pop quiz: The Rendell administration has estimated that 800,000 Pennsylvania adults are currently uninsured. If Governor Rendell’s “Cover All Pennsylvanians” were implemented as designed – costing up to $1.4 billion…

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The (Tax) War Between the States

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 10, 2007

Art Laffer and Steven Moore in today’s Wall Street Journal look at how tax competitiveness between states (i.e. lower taxes) results in greater population and economic growth: Of…

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Calendars for Property Tax Relief

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 10, 2007

ave your Capitol Calendars! You know those calendars you get from state legislators, which come with “Compliments of [Your Legislator]”, though they were paid with…

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Arthur Laffer on taxes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 9, 2007

Interesting conversation with Arthur Laffer on the effect of tax cuts in The Curious Capitalist blog. Also check out Laffer’s response to “Crackpot Economics”…

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A Zero-Sum Wealth Quiz

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 7, 2007

Coyote Blog takes on the zero-sum game myth of wealth and the economy, with a simple comparison of the rich of 100 years ago and the middle class of…

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All’s good, according to Bill DeWeese

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 7, 2007

Pennsyltucky Politics gets a positive prognosis from Bill DeWeese (along with some choice words about Patriot News reporter Charlie Thompson, “slithering around in his usual unkempt reptilian fashion.”) DeWeese…

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Sam Smith joins I-80 Toll Opposition

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 6, 2007

House Minority Leader Sam Smith has joined in the calls for the US Dept. of Transportation to reject I-80 tolls. Get his news release and letter here.

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