Government Accountability

Pennsylvania Tax Day Tea Parties

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 8, 2010

We’ve been getting a lot of calls from folks who want to attend a tax day tea party. Tea Party Patriots has a good list of the events taking…

Media

Read More: Pennsylvania Tax Day Tea Parties

State Budget

PA Budget Deal Means Pledge-Breaking

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 8, 2009

Today GrassrootsPA features the five Pennsylvania lawmakers who signed, then violated, Americans For Tax Reform’s pledge to “oppose and vote against any and all efforts to raise taxes“.

Media

Read More: PA Budget Deal Means Pledge-Breaking

Taxes & Economy

The Un-Silent Majority

  • Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
  • April 20, 2009

Nearly 10,000 Pennsylvanians rallied on Tax Day, April 15th, against wasteful government spending, high and rising taxes, and burgeoning government debt and deficits.  The nonpartisan, anti-establishment “Tea Parties” were held…

Commentary

Read More: The Un-Silent Majority

Taxes & Economy

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 15, 2009

Here are some good resources on taxes: 1) Freedomworks has a new site, Scrap the Code, highlighting the flaws in the complex tax code, and calling for a simpler…

Media

Read More: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

“Tea Parties” Coming to Pennsylvania

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 25, 2009

Online conservative activists have rallied to CNBC’s Rick Santelli’s call last for a “Nationwide Tea Party” to protest the economic “stimulus,” bailouts, and erosion of liberty. Here are some…

Media

Read More: “Tea Parties” Coming to Pennsylvania

State Budget

Even more reasons to oppose the stimulus

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 3, 2009

NTU’s blog has a long list (via Tom Coburn) of wasteful spending and bad policy in the federal “stimulus” bill, including: $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen,…

Media

Read More: Even more reasons to oppose the stimulus

Taxes & Economy

Bailout Updates

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 28, 2008

Bill Text Side-by-Side Comparisons CNN Summary Sales Pitch Summary Boehner’s Sales Pitch Bush’s Sales Pitch WSJ Summary Rep. Mike Pence: “Republicans…

Media

Read More: Bailout Updates

State Budget

How Bad is the Farm Bill

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 22, 2008

In light of today’s front page commentary on the federal Farm Bill Fiasco, here are some more links describing how awful this legislation is. Citizen’s Against Government Waste…

Media

Read More: How Bad is the Farm Bill

Taxes & Economy

The Proposed Mortage Bailout

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 4, 2008

Here are a few resources on the proposed federal mortgage bailout. FreedomWorks has a new site on this issue called AngryRenter.com Heritage Foundation’s research on the “Mortgage…

Media

Read More: The Proposed Mortage Bailout