Pension and retirement benefits for lawmakers
The Beaver County Times on the retirement benefits for Democrats Veon, LaGrotta, and Leskovitz. As nearly one-quarter of the Legislature makes its final adieu next week,they face a…
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Preaching the Gospel of Small Government
This New York Times story is the first of a two-part series on the state-based public policy think tank movement.
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Milton Friedman Passes Away at 94
Milton Friedman Passes Away at 94. Mr. Friedman’s ideas and work have had a profound influence on the Commonwealth Foundation and on me. Here are some additional links and…
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Here we go again
After dozens of incumbent Congressional Republicans lost and a Wall-Street Journal poll showing that voters’ number one domestic issue was banning pork projects (following the explosion in the number…
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Think Twice on Tax Credits (Even Popular Ones)
Tax Foundation analysis shows that tax credits mean that only 40% of income is taxed – in other words, if we eliminate these tax credits we could cut federal…
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New CPI & Lawmakers COLA
The October Consumer Price Index was released today – while this will be studied by investors and economic analysts for multiple reasons, it is also of note for this…
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Commonwealth Foundation on PCN
If you missed today’s luncheon on Transportation funding, you can catch in on PCN – Pennsylvania Cable Network tomorrow at 2:15 pm.
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What should the Dems do?
Greg Mankiw analyzes new VA Senator Jim Webb’s editorial in the Wall Street Journal on income inequality: Erecting barriers to trade, raising the minimum wage, encouraging the cartelization…
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Reform on trial in Harrisburg
Editorial by yours truly in the York Dispatch…
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