Reclaim government

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 4, 2006

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial on shrinking and reforming state government, supporting “the Commonwealth Foundation’s commonsense solutions“.

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Calculator for Property Tax Relief/Increase

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 3, 2006

The Pennsylvania Coalition of Taxpayers has created a calculator to determine how much relief, or how much of a tax increase you will get under the new property…

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Government Accountability

Swann on Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 3, 2006

Gubernatorial candidate Lynn Swann’s response to a survey on government reform, compiled by Democracy Rising PA, with comments from the Commonwealth Foundation.

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Veon draws cheers, but not for his travel

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 3, 2006

Ruth Ann Dailey column in today’s Post-Gazette on pork, legislator travel and perks, and open records. Think-tanks and reform groups such as the Commonwealth Foundation, Common Cause and Democracy…

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Taxes & Economy

Time to Kill Castroism

  • August 3, 2006

Peggy Noonan in today’s Wall Street Journal suggests that it is time to “seize the moment for some wise, judicious, free-market love-bombing” of Cuba.

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Government Accountability

Rendell on Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 2, 2006

Governor Rendell’s response to a survey on government reform, compiled Democracy Rising PA, with comments from the Commonwealth Foundation.

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Government Accountability

Does Size Matter?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 1, 2006

If you prefer audio podcast to the text version, you can listen to my testimony on reducing the size of the General Assembly. (Note: the file is 2MB…

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Regulation

Record Number of Lottery Losers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 31, 2006

Governor Rendell issued a news release on the state lottery. Proud of what he calls “a success story of good government and an organization of which all Pennsylvanians can…

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Taxes & Economy

Why Congress Should Reject a Minimum Wage Increase

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 31, 2006

Two articles from the Heritage Foundation: The first details how a minimum wage increase will hurt job prospects among low skill workers, and won’t reduce poverty. The second…

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