Health Care

Socialized Health-Care Not Paying Off

  • July 10, 2009

There have been many claims that medical costs have led to bankruptcies across the United States. As a result, advocates of socialized medicine argue that the mixed public-private health…

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Health Care

Obama’s Health Care Quackery

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 12, 2009

Shikha Dalmia has a piece on Reason.com  discussing the falacy that “universal health care.”  The Obama plan would in fact, move the US closer to European countries, Canada, and…

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Satisfaction with Health Care: U.S. v Canada

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 8, 2009

John Lott has some interesting research on the satisfaction of U.S. and Canadians on their health care.  The primary finding of his study (downloadable here), is that Canadians…

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Taxes & Economy

PA is 29th Best State for Small Business

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 27, 2009

The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council has a new ranking of the best state tax systems for small business. Pennsylvania ranks 29th (1 being the best). Click here…

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Health Care

Is Health Care a ‘Right’?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 13, 2009

Many advocates of a single-payer, government run health care system use the argument that “health care is a right.” But as John Graham points out on State House Call,…

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Taxes & Economy

Freedom in Pennsylvania and the 50 states

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 9, 2009

The Mercatus Center has a new report ranking freedom – both personal and economic – in the 50 states.  Overall, they rank Pennsylvania 20th. See a related story…

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The Trouble with Canadian Healthcare

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 8, 2008

Brett Skinner has an article in The American magazine on why “a single-payer system is probably the least effective way to achieve universal health insurance coverage.”…

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Taxes & Economy

Deficit spending, taxes, and economic stimulus

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 4, 2008

The latest Heritage Foundation WebMemo looks takes on the idea that “deficit spending” is a good stimulus for the economy, given the upcoming federal deficit is going to the…

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Pennsylvania’s economic climate gets another bleak ranking

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 20, 2008

The Beacon Hill Institute has issued a new report on state economic competitiveness.  Not surprising, Pennsylvania ranks poorly – 39th out of the fifty states.  You can find the…

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