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Economic literacy test: High school seniors beat Congress

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2007

Wall Street Journal article on US highschooler’s performance on NAEP’s economics test: Pop quiz. Which has been most important in reducing poverty over time: a) taxes, b)…

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Have Federal Income Taxes Gotten More Progressive Since 2000?

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2007

The Tax Foundation asks Have Federal Income Taxes Gotten More Progressive Since 2000?. Their answer is YES, with a chart to show it.

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Don’t talk about religion?

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2007

John Baer in the Daily News writes that the public should not care about a presidential candidate’s (Romney specifically) religion (Mormonism). But it writing this, Baer doesn’t argue that…

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The Schip Revelation

• Nathan Benefield
• August 9, 2007

Wall Street Journal on the absurdity of the debate on SCHIP Expansion: Schip was supposed to help children from low-income families … Schip was created as a…

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Economics of Sports Stadiums

• Nathan Benefield
• August 9, 2007

Brief assessment of the merits of taxpayer subsidies of stadiums, with some link,. from the The Tax Foundation Blog. In other words, the Pittsburgh Penguins arena deal won’t…

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Clamor for more taxes and spending

• Nathan Benefield
• August 9, 2007

Reading Eagle editorial repreats many of the Wrong Lessons of the Minnesota bridge collapse – namely that the problem is a lack of funding and taxes for transportation.

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Another distortion of charter schools’ “Cost”

• Nathan Benefield
• August 9, 2007

Jim McCaffrey’s article in the Evening Bulletin continues the assault that charter schools “cost too much”. Yet this is a distortion of the truth. School districts continue to complain…

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Minnesota Bridge Collapse Intensifies Criticism Of Act 44

• August 8, 2007

The Evening Bulletin on the need to repeal Act 44 and start over on how PA funds and operates its transportation infrastructure. Also, Land Line Magazine — “the…

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Let Wisconsin Experiment with Socialized Medicine

• Nathan Benefield
• August 8, 2007

John Stossel supports Wisconsin’s $15 billion socialized medicine plan. He thinks by screwing up health care badly enough – apparently we didn’t learn that lesson the Soviet Union, not…

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Has Wal-Mart buried ‘Mom & Pop’ stores?

• August 8, 2007

Many political and court decisions have been made based on the argument that traditional small businesses must be saved from Wal-Mart’s ever-increasing presence around the country. This movement has successfully…

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Penn Pike rush hire of engineers to do toll conversion of I-80

• Nathan Benefield
• August 8, 2007

Penn Pike rush hire of engineers to do toll conversion of I-80 – from Toll Roads News…

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Be careful what you put on your Facebook page

• Nathan Benefield
• August 7, 2007

I have seen several media stories about Giuliani’s daughter’s Facebook page, in which she joined an “Obama for President Group,” but don’t know why. But I will use this…

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Cyber schools cut districts’ expenses

• Nathan Benefield
• August 7, 2007

Letter from a cyber school CEO and former school district superintendent to the Patriot News on how cyber schools save taxpayers money. Read more about how cyber schools save…

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The Wrong Lessons of the Bridge Collapse

• Nathan Benefield
• August 7, 2007

Brad Edmonds with the Daily Commentary of the Mises Institute writes that privatizing bridges and roads, not more government control, will prevent tragedies like the Minnesota bridge collapse:…

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The Act 1 Farce

• Nathan Benefield
• August 7, 2007

More bad news on Act 1 – the so-called “back-end referendum” provisions not only allows school districts to increase taxes by 3.4 to 5.5% without voter referendum, and allows…

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Taxes & Economy

For Our Safety: Repeal Act 44

• August 6, 2007

Commonwealth Foundation urges Governor and General Assembly to fully fund PA’s transportation infrastructure, protect commuters and taxpayers HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation…

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Stop allowing ex-lawmakers on state payroll

• August 6, 2007

Editorial in Towanda’s Daily and Sunday Review on the revolving door from the legislature back into government — either directly or as lobbyists. What’s lost in this discussion is…

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Renewed push on health care planned

• Nathan Benefield
• August 6, 2007

The Patriot News reports that Governor Rendell will continue to push his health care tax. Meanwhile, other state legislatures are taking up free-market health care reform (often to fight…

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Enough money for roads and bridges?

• Nathan Benefield
• August 6, 2007

Brett Lieberman in the Patriot News examines PA’s infrastructure needs. But unlike most coverage, Lieberman deserves credit for looking at how money is being spent, before conceding we need…

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The New Privatization

• Nathan Benefield
• August 6, 2007

Steven Malanga in the summer City Journal offers a look the rising trend in privatization of toll roads – both existing and new construction – airports, and other infrastructure.

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Government Accountability

Pat Toomey Joins Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Foundation

• August 6, 2007

HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation—Pennsylvania’s free-market public policy think tank—announced the election of former Pennsylvania Congressman Pat Toomey to its Board of Directors. “We are honored to add…

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