Regulation

Wolf’s Cradle-to-Grave Tax Plan Burdens Families, Sacrifices Jobs

  • June 10, 2015

Wolf’s Cradle-to-Grave Tax Plan Burdens Families,Sacrifices Jobs Prioritizing—Not Increasing—Spending is Better for Everyone Good morning, Gov. Wolf’s cradle-to-grave tax plan asks Pennsylvanians to sacrifice some big-ticket items—$1,400 per…

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Taxes & Economy

All Pennsylvanians Would Pay for Nation’s Highest Severance Tax

  • Jonathan Reginella
  • June 2, 2015

Gov. Wolf proposed a natural gas extraction tax on Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry to make drillers pay what union special interests dub their “fair share.” In testimony to…

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State Budget

30,000 Jobs that Won’t Pay

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 5, 2015

Gov. Wolf’s tax plan would result in 30,000 jobs not created next year, according to a new analysis we released yesterday. Using the STAMP model, developed by…

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Taxes & Economy

Study: 30,000 Jobs That Won’t Pay Under Wolf’s Budget

  • May 4, 2015

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Study: 30,000 Jobs That Won’t Pay Under Wolf’s Budget Job-Seekers Better Off If Wolf Did Nothing May 4, 2015, HARRISBURG,…

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Taxes & Economy

The Impact of Gov. Wolf’s Tax Proposals on Job Creation

  • James Paul, Nathan Benefield
  • May 1, 2015

The Commonwealth Foundation worked with the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University to apply an economic modeling program to analyze the overall impact of Gov. Wolf’s proposals. Economists at Beacon Hill developed…

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State Budget

The Case for Corbett’s Tax Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 13, 2013

Combined with the federal tax rate, Pennsylvania businesses pay the second highest tax on their profits in the entire industrialized world.

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Taxes & Economy

The Economic Impact of Gov. Corbett’s Proposed Tax Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 22, 2013

This policy brief utilizes PA-STAMP to estimate the impact of Gov. Corbett’s proposed tax reform package.  Accordingly, by 2017-18, these reforms (compared with current policy) would result in: 1,259 additional…

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Taxes & Economy

Taking Wind out of the Subsidy Sail

  • Gordon Tomb
  • April 4, 2013

For years, you’ve heard conservatives say the wind power industry would be better off without government subsidies. But now even wind industry advocate and Tang Energy CEO Patrick Jenevin…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvanians Bleeding Green with Energy Mandates

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 22, 2013

Pennsylvania’s alternative energy mandates will result in higher energy costs, leading to lower incomes and less investment, and costing the state thousands of jobs, according to a new study…

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