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Taxes & Economy

Tell ’em PLEASE NO MORE TAXES!

• April 15, 2010

Federal, state, and local taxes consume about 28% of the income earned by Pennsylvania residents, in the aggregate. This represents 103 days – meaning…

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Taxes & Economy

How Fast Is Harrisburg Spending Your Money?

• April 15, 2010

Pennsylvania state government is spending $66 Billion of YOUR money this fiscal year at a clip of $180,000,000 per day. $7,500,000 per hour.

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Education

Are Pittsburgh Public Schools Among the Nation’s Best?

• Nathan Benefield
• April 15, 2010

A recent national ranking said the Pittsburgh Public Schools were 7th best among large cities in the nation. (HT Grassroots PA). This was quite surprising, as the Pittsburgh…

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Tea parties for tax day

• April 15, 2010

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CF Blog Round Up

• April 15, 2010

Here is what the Commonwealth Foundation has bloggers discussing this week: PAWaterCooler and GrassrootsPA commented on our gubernatorial candidate survey. FYI by PLS noted Nathan Benefield’s…

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Education

Cyber School Stardom

• April 14, 2010

Participating in PA Cyber Charter School won’t guarantee a student’s stardom but it did make it possible for Aaron Kelly, an 2010 American Idol finalist. Kelly, a 17 year…

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Citizen legislators viable solution for governmental inefficiency

• April 14, 2010

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Education

PA Public School Staff Grows As Enrollment Declines

• April 14, 2010

Despite stagnation in qualitative measures of school performance, cries for additional spending in public schools have not subsided. In fact, Gov. Rendell says…

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News sites funded by think tanks take root

• April 13, 2010

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Taxes & Economy

Turnpike Commission Gambles with Billions

• April 13, 2010

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) has recently added to its long track record of inefficiency and corruption by using taxpayer funds to enter into 26 interest rate swaps tied…

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Taxes & Economy

Happy Tax Freedom Day for Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• April 13, 2010

Today is Tax Freedom Day for Pennsylvania. This day, calculated annually by the Tax Foundation, puts into easily understandable terms how much residents pay in taxes. Federal, state,…

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Officials: Welfare programs, state vehicle fleet costing taxpayers; reforms needed

• April 13, 2010

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We can’t afford to keep raising school taxes

• April 12, 2010

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Public Union Democracy

Cost-Saving Ideas for Pennsylvania State Budget

• Nathan Benefield
• April 12, 2010

Testimony of Nathan A. Benefield, Director of Policy Research, Commonwealth Foundation to the Pennsylvania Senate Government Management and Cost Study Commission,  April 12, 2010 Good morning; I am Nathan…

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Education

Race to the Bottom

• April 12, 2010

Is a lack of funding the problem with Pennsylvania’s education system? Lincoln Institute’s Lowman Henry answers this question with a resounding no, in his recent article, Race to the…

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Health Care

Repeal It? Wouldn’t be the First Time

• Nathan Benefield
• April 12, 2010

National Review has a good story of how Kentucky passed health care mandate like those contained in the new federal law, including guaranteed issue and community rating, in 1994.

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Sunday Pops

• April 11, 2010

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In Pennsylvania, higher taxes equals fewer jobs

• April 11, 2010

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Interstate 80 rejection leaves funding pothole

• April 11, 2010

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Spending has not improved Pa. schools

• April 11, 2010

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Ten Tips To Balance Pennsylvania’s Budget

• April 11, 2010

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