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Government Accountability

Autumn: Falling Leaves and ACORNS

• October 17, 2008

The PA GOP filed a lawsuit today against ACORN and the Secretary of the Commonwealth for incidents of voter fraud. The lawsuit makes a number of requests, including requiring…

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Taxes & Economy

State budget must be cut

• Nathan Benefield
• October 17, 2008

The Citizens’ Voice has an editorial calling for state budget cuts giving the current crunch in the Pennsylvania state budget. Meanwhile, Gib Armstrong and other lawmakers continue…

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Regulation

Which is more destructive – high taxes or occupational licensing

• Nathan Benefield
• October 17, 2008

“Joe the Plumber” has made lots of headlines – since he put the screws to Barack Obama about how Obama’s tax increases might affect him – but this…

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Regulation

Zack and Miri Take a Fortune

• Nathan Benefield
• October 16, 2008

The City of Philadelphia has refused to allow posters for Zack and Miri Make a Porno on bus stops because they are deemed too seedy. (Hat Tip to…

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State Budget

Earmark searches made easy

• Nathan Benefield
• October 16, 2008

The Seattle Times has a great tool for searching earmarks.  Not only can you find defense earmarks for each member of Congress, but they also report campaign contributions from…

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Taxes & Economy

Hugo Chavez: Bush is sociailist “comrade”

• Nathan Benefield
• October 16, 2008

Cato-at-liberty notes that Venezuelan would-be-dictator Hugo Chavez has welcomed President Bush into the socialist movement: Socialist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mocked George W. Bush as a “comrade” on…

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Health Care

The Great Health Care Debate

• Nathan Benefield
• October 15, 2008

Bob Moffit of Heritage writes that we are at a crossroads in health care in term of the difference between McCain and Obama’s proposals.   The Commonwealth Foundation has said…

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Taxes & Economy

“The Great Depression II”

• Nathan Benefield
• October 15, 2008

As most movie sequels are dwarfed by the original, so too does the rhetoric about the US sitting on the precipice of “another Great Depression” over-hype the current situation, and…

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State Budget

Capitol Domes: Fiscal Cliff Ahead

• Nathan Benefield
• October 15, 2008

The Central Penn Business Journal launched Capitol Domes today (subscribe to the feed here), a new blog  featuring Matt Brouillette and Rock the Capital’s Eric Epstein.  Brouillette’s…

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Government Accountability

Heritage on ACORN

• Nathan Benefield
• October 15, 2008

The Heritage Foundation has a post today giving an informative primer on ACORN and how it gets it money.

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Education

The Vatican Denies Collective Bargaining for Catholic Teachers

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 15, 2008

When the Bishop Joseph F. Martino refused to recognize the Scranton Diocese Association of Catholic Teachers as a collective bargaining unit the union took it’s…

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Taxes & Economy

The Case for Corporate Tax Cuts

• Nathan Benefield
• October 14, 2008

The NCPA has a short primer on why the US (and Pennsylvania) should cut corporate tax rates. The US has the 2nd highest (to Japan) combined corporate tax rate. …

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Government Accountability

Buckeye Institute files Rico suit against ACORN

• Nathan Benefield
• October 14, 2008

Our sister think tank in Ohio has filed a RICO suit (i.e. for organized crime) against ACORN for voter fraud.  The full complaint is here. Since stories…

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Anatomy of a Train Wreck

• Nathan Benefield
• October 14, 2008

The Independent Institute has a new report on the causes of the mortgage meltdown: This report concludes that, in an attempt to increase home ownership, particularly by…

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Taxes & Economy

Business Owners: Economy and elected officials are bad, drilling and nuclear power needed

• Nathan Benefield
• October 14, 2008

The Lincoln Institute has release their Fall 2008 Keystone Business Climate Survey covering a range of business and political issues.  Some of the more interesting findings: Almost…

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Government Accountability

Why Americans love term limits

• Nathan Benefield
• October 13, 2008

Howard Rich, head of the pro-term limit group U.S. Term Limits, has an op-ed in the USA TODAY on why term limits are popular, except among legislators.

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Health Care

Where will Canadians go for health care?

• Nathan Benefield
• October 13, 2008

A Canadian commented on a previous post that – even though he had to come to the US to receive health care – the Canadian system is better because…

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Taxes & Economy

Make the bailout “investments” voluntary

• Nathan Benefield
• October 12, 2008

Letter I sent to the President and my representatives in Congress: The recent bailout plan approved by Congress authorized the Dept. of the Treasury to purchase mortgages securities at above-market…

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Health Care

Is choosing your health care plan dangerous?

• Nathan Benefield
• October 10, 2008

Michael Cannon’s latest commentary on health care reform is a must read: What I saw next was even scarier: The presidential debate, where Barack Obama told me how…

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Taxes & Economy

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must go

• Nathan Benefield
• October 10, 2008

Good article in the Christian Science Monitor on the need to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  The Heritage Foundation blog also discusses how Fannie Mae and Freddie…

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Taxes & Economy

Re-regulating Electricity

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 10, 2008

The Tribune-Review has an article breaking down the latest energy bill (HB2200). The bill seeks to regulate the “deregulation” process by: Mandating the installation of smart meters over a…

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