Public Union Democracy

CF Joins Coalition Opposing Bailout of Union Pensions

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 27, 2010

The Commonwealth Foundation joined with 50 other organizations in opposing using taxpayer funds to bailout private pensions; see the news release from Americans for Tax Reform. Two separate bills,…

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Government Accountability

CF In the Blogs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 7, 2010

Here’s who’s blogging about the Commonwealth Foundation in the past week: Page 13 News, Capitol Ideas, GrassrootsPA, and Capitol Punmanship all make…

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Taxes & Economy

Is Minimum Wage the Panacea or the Disease

  • March 10, 2010

A new report by the Bureau of Business Research at Ball State University found that the recent minimum wage increases account for 550,000 fewer part-time jobs. According to the…

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Health Care

The President’s Empty Health Care Promises

  • March 1, 2010

The White House has on its website an article titled, “The President’s Proposal puts American families and small business owners in control of their own health care.” According to…

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Government Accountability

CF Blog Roundup

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 29, 2009

Here are some recent CF mentions in the blogosphere.  Reason Out-of-Control notes many of the same concerns we have with giving the Turnpike Commission carte blanche to toll I-80…

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State Budget

Did PA Really Need Higher Taxes?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 15, 2009

Yesterday, blogger for the Time Herald/State Senator Daylin Leach attacked ATR’s no-tax pledge and Sen. Orie for signing it a few years ago before voting to increase taxes…

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State Budget

PA Budget Deal Means Pledge-Breaking

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 8, 2009

Today GrassrootsPA features the five Pennsylvania lawmakers who signed, then violated, Americans For Tax Reform’s pledge to “oppose and vote against any and all efforts to raise taxes“.

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Taxes & Economy

New Resources on National Energy Proposals

  • September 28, 2009

Earlier this month, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) released an updated version of their booklet, Energy Tax Analysis. The report includes seven new areas of interest and…

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Government Accountability

Weekly Blog Roundup

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 27, 2009

Here are some of the latest bloggers citing Commonwealth Foundation work: PA Water Cooler highlights our look into how much state money ACORN is getting and on Matt Brouillette’s…

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