Commonwealth of Nations Archives

Taxes & Economy

Taxing the Internet

July 29, 2004

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, for the invitation to testify today on legislation concerning the “Streamlined Sales Tax Project.”…

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Taxes & Economy

Taxpayers to Subsidize Risks of Venture Capitalists

March 31, 2004

As the Republican-led Pennsylvania General Assembly considers a “compromise” version of Gov. Ed Rendell’s so-called “economic stimulus” package, The Commonwealth Foundation declared it to be another step backward for the…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania’s Great Rail Disasters

February 24, 2004

Every Pennsylvanian agrees that traffic congestion and air pollution are hardly good or desirable things for our cities. But there is much less agreement on what strategies should be used…

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Education

Quantity Counts 2004

Matthew Brouillette
January 12, 2004

What do you do when you want more money and you already boast the 3rd highest per-pupil revenue in the nation and the highest teacher salaries in the country, when…

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Taxes & Economy

Hang Up on the Cell Phone Tax!

December 9, 2003

Pennsylvania policymakers frequently talk about building and nurturing a hightech economy in the Commonwealth—yet the latest effort to raise taxes on the wireless telephone industry reveals that many of them…

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Taxes & Economy

Hunting for Taxpayers: Pennsylvania’s Big Game Sport

September 17, 2003

This fall, the newest Cabela’s outdoor superstore—described by a company marketing specialist as “a retail store wrapped up in a museum wrapped up in a restaurant”—opened in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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Public Union Democracy

More “Takers” Than “Makers”

August 27, 2003

Another Labor Day is upon us, but the organized labor union movement in Pennsylvania has very little to celebrate this year. Union membership in the private sector continues its decades…

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