Regulation

Public vs Private Workers: Who Earns More?

  • October 24, 2012

State governments pay on average 6.2 percent more per hour in wages and benefits, including pension benefits, than the private sector according a new report from Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW). Public…

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Government Accountability

CF Blog Roundup

  • June 28, 2010

Here is what bloggers are giving CF some linkage for lately: Lehigh Valley Conservative and Bill Lawrence gave us some linkage for our breakdown of the recently…

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State Budget

National Groups Weigh in on Pennsylvania Tax Hike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 10, 2010

The National Taxpayers Union send a recent letter to Pennsylvania lawmakers on proposed tax hikes to balance the PA state budget.  John Stephenson, NTU…

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State Budget

Oink, Oink

  • April 14, 2009

Today, Citizens Against Government Waste released its 2009 Congressional Pig Book. The report identifies over 10,000 pork-barrel projects in the federal budget, costing hard-working American’s over $19 billion. Examples…

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State Budget

Obama’s Budget: More of the Same You Can Believe In

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 12, 2009

The Cato Institute’s Chris Edwards has the latest Tax and Budget bulletin, with an updated analysis of spending by president. The bulletin reiterates what Cato has been saying…

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Taxes & Economy

Read the Stimulus

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 21, 2009

ReadtheStimulus.org is a new website put together by the Heritage Foundation, NTU, CAGW, and more, which encourages members of Congress to read the bill before voting on it, and…

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State Budget

Shovel Ready?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 14, 2009

In discussion of a “stimulus” plan/bailout of state and local governments, a lot of has been made of funding “shovel ready” projects – thus leading to governors and mayors putting…

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State Budget

Most Pennsylvania Congressmen fail rating of pork votes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 28, 2008

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste released their 2007 Congressional ratings, ranking members on their votes on pork-barrel spending. Among the Pennsylvania delegation, only Joe Pitts scores above…

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