Regulation

Reform State Pension Plans Now or Pay More Taxes Later

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 4, 2013

Is your family ready to lose a mortgage payment or give up cellphone service for increased property and state taxes? Or would you rather see 33,000 public school teachers in…

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Regulation

PA Can’t Afford to Dither on Meaningful Pension Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 10, 2013

Is your family ready to pay nearly $900 more in property taxes and state taxes per year? Are you prepared to see 33,000 public school teachers in Pennsylvania — nearly…

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Regulation

After Detroit, how about 401(k)s for public workers?

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • September 6, 2013

As another Labor Day comes to pass, it's worth reflecting on the legacy of Detroit and its workers. Detroit's bankruptcy is a warning to other cities—and even states—that public…

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Regulation

Repeating Detroit’s Error in Pennsylvania

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • August 19, 2013

Much has been said about why Detroit lies in critical condition, but one serious wound has been festering for decades: the unsustainable pension and health benefits that were secured for…

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Government Accountability

New Video: CF President on FOX Business

  • August 5, 2013

This morning, CF President & CEO Matthew Brouillette appeared on FOX Business’s Varney & Co. to highlight the public pension crisis facing Pennsylvania and cities and states across the…

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Dissolution Of Detroit Is A National Teaching Moment

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • August 2, 2013

Detroit's bankruptcy has sparked soul-searching and hand-wringing among the financial and political classes. But such distress won't be limited to Detroit for long. Cities and states across our great nation…

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Public Union Democracy

Government Unions Break Cities

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 30, 2013

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal illustrates how government union leaders halted any reforms that may have prevented Detroit’s bankruptcy: A major expense for Detroit is the…

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Regulation

Philly Pension “Reform”: A Vote to Raise Taxes Now and in the Future

  • Matthew Brouillette, Richard Dreyfuss
  • September 11, 2009

The state budget impasse hinges on the inability of Governor Rendell and the House Democrat Majority to garner enough votes for state tax increases.  Yet for now it seems enough…

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