Think again before tolling I-80
CEO of Weis Markets on the poorly vetted Act 44 plan to toll I-80 and raise Turnpike tolls in the Patriot News.
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Running for Governor
Grassroots PA has been busy tracking who may run for PA Governor in 2010. Their recent additions, including two today, include Tom Knox; Catherine Baker Knoll; Don…
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Bridge Tragedy: Searching Congress for Structural Flaws
Sen. Tom Coburn on the pork barrel transportation spending that takes money away from structurally deficient roads and bridges. Coburn calls out former PA Congressman Bud Shuster and the…
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Economic literacy test: High school seniors beat Congress
Wall Street Journal article on US highschooler’s performance on NAEP’s economics test: Pop quiz. Which has been most important in reducing poverty over time: a) taxes, b)…
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Have Federal Income Taxes Gotten More Progressive Since 2000?
The Tax Foundation asks Have Federal Income Taxes Gotten More Progressive Since 2000?. Their answer is YES, with a chart to show it.
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Don’t talk about religion?
John Baer in the Daily News writes that the public should not care about a presidential candidate’s (Romney specifically) religion (Mormonism). But it writing this, Baer doesn’t argue that…
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The Schip Revelation
Wall Street Journal on the absurdity of the debate on SCHIP Expansion: Schip was supposed to help children from low-income families … Schip was created as a…
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Economics of Sports Stadiums
Brief assessment of the merits of taxpayer subsidies of stadiums, with some link,. from the The Tax Foundation Blog. In other words, the Pittsburgh Penguins arena deal won’t…
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Clamor for more taxes and spending
Reading Eagle editorial repreats many of the Wrong Lessons of the Minnesota bridge collapse – namely that the problem is a lack of funding and taxes for transportation.
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