Pay-raise suit on to high court

  • December 28, 2005

…”the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear Stilp’s arguments that the bill was unconstitutional because it allowed lawmakers to skirt a state constitutional ban on mid-term raises by taking…

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Taxes & Economy

Pro free-markets and pro-business are not the same

  • December 27, 2005

George Mason University economics professor Don Boudreaux draws the important distinction between supporting free-markets and supporting businesses. For example, he writes: “Like many economists, I oppose minimum-wage legislation. But this…

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Should we repeal the minimum wage?

  • December 27, 2005

Hans F. Sennholz, Professor Emeritus at Grove City College, says “Good intentions, when guided by error and ignorance, may have undesirable consequences. There is no better example than minimum wage…

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Guv can’t find 00.2% in budget fat

  • December 26, 2005

AP story: Rendell Vetoes Tax Cuts As any economist worthy of his title would tell Gov. Rendell, using the 5 year total of $1.1 billion is a static (and…

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Lawmakers take break on tax issue

  • December 26, 2005

Will either the House or the Senate plan be enough to satisfy taxpayers? Methinks not. Here’s a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story on the lull before the storm in Harrisburg. The…

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“No room at the inn”

  • December 24, 2005

At the heart of the Christmas story rests some important lessons concerning free enterprise, government, and the role of wealth in society. Let’s begin with one of the most famous…

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Remember Mark Sanford?

  • December 23, 2005

From Paul Jacob’ Common Sense…. Former Congressman Mark Sanford is a good friend of term limits. In fact, he’s so good that a few years back he wrote a book…

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New Population Data

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 23, 2005

The US Census Bureau released their annual population estimates yesterday. Pennsylvania continues to lag behind: Pennsylvania’s population grew by 0.3% last year, slower than the national growth (0.9%) and…

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