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Very, Very Big Corn

• Nathan Benefield
• January 27, 2007

Wall Street Journal article on the mistakes of more ethanol subsidies by federal and state government.

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PHEAA’s “knockwursts” to continue…

• January 26, 2007

The Patriot-News reports that the legislator-laden board of PHEAA will likely continue its junkets…but call them something else. But as reported in the story…. Matt Brouillette, president of…

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Union Membership Declines Again

• Nathan Benefield
• January 26, 2007

BLS Annual Report on Union Membership finds that union membership in PA and in the US declined again last year. Whatever will Bill George do?…

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Liquor board did high-end traveling

• Nathan Benefield
• January 26, 2007

Philadelphia Inquirer story on the luxury of being a public servant.

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Dissecting Rendell’s ‘Eddycare’

• Nathan Benefield
• January 26, 2007

Jim Panyard Editorial in The Evening Bulletin.

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Ethanol-based fuel skewed by subsidies

• Nathan Benefield
• January 25, 2007

Former CF Intern Stephen Albert in today’s Patriot News.

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Few districts make tax-hike vow

• January 25, 2007

The Morning Call reports on how the overwhelming majority of school districts will likely be raising taxes above the already generous spending index included in Act 1 of 2006.

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Cost of Rendell Care

• Nathan Benefield
• January 24, 2007

Following, yesterday’s defense of RendellCare (and attack on the Commonwealth Foundation) from the Democratic Party, I though it appropriate to examine the cost of RendellCare. As you know Rendell’s…

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Turnpike Commission may be nearing end of road

• Nathan Benefield
• January 24, 2007

State Senator Jane Orie is calling for Pennsylvania to eliminate the Turpike Commission, whether or not the state engages in a lease of the turnpike, as it has been…

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Health and Taxes

• Nathan Benefield
• January 24, 2007

Commentary on Bush’s health care proposal from the Wall Street Journal; from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; and from the Heritage Foundation.

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Bush’s Split Personality

• Nathan Benefield
• January 24, 2007

Last night’s State of the Union Address showed the two faces of President Bush. On the one hand, his health care proposal, which includes tax benefits for individual…

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Bush’s healthcare plan

• Nathan Benefield
• January 23, 2007

Overview of President Bush’s healthcare proposals to be unveiled in the State of the Union address tonight.

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Illegal Health Care

• Nathan Benefield
• January 23, 2007

Wall Street Journal article points out that employer health insurance mandates (which would include Governor Rendell’s proposal) are illegal under federal law. But we shouldn’t let something like the…

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CF Responds to Democratic Party Chairman on RendellCare

• January 23, 2007

TJ RooneyDemocratic State Committee300 North 2nd Street8th FloorHarrisburg, PA 17101 Dear TJ: I am writing in response to your personal letter to me (which I have…

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Cutting the Legislature

• Nathan Benefield
• January 22, 2007

Brian O’Neill of the Post-Gazette attempts to make the case that Pennsylvania should reduce the number of state legislators. His reasoning – we should be like the other big…

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Talk of Universal Health Care Grows

• Nathan Benefield
• January 22, 2007

Washington Post on Pennsylvania and other states’ plans for universal health insurance. Twice the article compares health insurance mandates to auto insurance: Some plans mandate that every individual…

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How Pennsylvania keeps health care costs high

• Nathan Benefield
• January 22, 2007

Wal-Mart has rolled out a program to sell prescription drugs for $4; however Pennsylvania won’t allow this. Instead, the states requires Wal-Mart to charge a minimum of $9…

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Turnpike machinations: Head-spinning logic

• January 21, 2007

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial on how the Turnpike is only NOW — because of their potential abolition — interested in running itself more like a business.

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Ode to RendellCare

• Nathan Benefield
• January 21, 2007

Philadelphia Inquirer story on Rendell’s health care plan, it is a pretty gushy story, with the Commonwealth Foundation providing the lone voice of reason. Pat Toomey’s editorial in…

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New Pa. House members get free cars

• Nathan Benefield
• January 19, 2007

Nearly half of the new state legislators are taking taxpayer-funded cars, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (see list of lawmakers, vehicles, and price tag here). The quandry some have…

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Public Health Insurance is Not Sustainable

• Nathan Benefield
• January 18, 2007

Fraser Institute study reports that “health insurance costs are growing faster than our ability to pay.” While this may sound like a report that would support Governor Rendell’s “…

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