Education

Which special interest is closest to state capitols?

• Nathan Benefield
• April 20, 2008

Education school Jay Greene launched a new blog on education policy with post on the proximity of teacher unions to state capitols. If you stand on…

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Rendell pushes health plan

• Nathan Benefield
• February 2, 2007

Lancaster Intelligencer Journal article on RendellCare. After quoting my commentary on Rendell’s misdiagnosis of the problem, the article then quotes Rendell saying: “‘It’s important for the Legislature to…

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Public Union Democracy

Union membership continues slide in Pa.

• March 25, 2006

No surprise. It is 2006, not 1926. But, having milked the private-sector cash cow dry, PA AFL-CIO President Bill George is turning to government sector jobs so he can…

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Regulation

When Social Security looks fiscally responsible

• March 13, 2006

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Editorial on the coming pension crisis. What continues to amaze us is the feedback from un-informed and mis-informed union members who are saying that we (the Commonwealth…

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Public Union Democracy

Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds

• March 11, 2006

Unions seem to spend much of their time these days railing against companies that don’t pay high enough wages and don’t provide health benefits. They try to force these companies…

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Taxes & Economy

What do you do when the facts aren’t on your side?

• March 8, 2006

Well, if you are Bill George, president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, you hurl insults and yell them loudly. It works really well…so he thinks. This clip is from today’s…

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