State Budget

An Honest Budget Debate

• Nathan Benefield
• September 30, 2009

Gov. Rendell and many lawmakers continue to push higher taxes in Pennsylvania, using the rhetoric that if we don’t, students won’t learn,…

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Blog Roundup

• Nathan Benefield
• August 12, 2009

Here are some recent citations, links, or mentions of the Commonwealth Foundation from Pennsylvania bloggers: PA WaterCooler notes the odds of getting laid off in the public vs. private…

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Regulation

Lower Taxes Would Eliminate Need For Rendell’s Corporate Giveaways

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 6, 2009

At 9.99% PA’s Corporate Net Income Tax is the 2nd highest in the U.S. and our Capital Stock and Franchise Tax, a 1.89-mill levy on corporate infrastructure (given the budget)…

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Regulation

Rendell, Harley Davidson, and Lando

• Nathan Benefield
• July 30, 2009

In Empire Strikes Back, Lando Calrissian tells his old friend Han Solo that “I’ve just made a deal that will keep the Empire out of here forever” before leading…

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Regulation

Why Corporate Welfare Fails

• Nathan Benefield
• June 9, 2009

Tad Dehaven has a worthwhile read on the Cato Institute's blog about why state corporate welfare subsidies make good politics, but bad economics: Instead of competing with…

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Regulation

Now is the Time to Practice Fiscal Restraint

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 21, 2009

Testimony of Mathew J. Brouillette President & CEO, Commonwealth Foundation, to the PA House Appropriations Committee Thank you for the invitation to share the Commonwealth Foundation’s analysis and perspective on…

Testimony

Public Union Democracy

Keep Harley in PA – Pass Right to Work

• May 20, 2009

Last week, Harley Davidson announced the possibility of relocating their York County manufacturing plant to a state with better long-term economic competitiveness. (Spokesman Bob Klein stated that all alternate…

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Regulation

Harley Davidson and the Problem with Corporate Welfare

• Nathan Benefield
• May 14, 2009

Harley Davidson’s announcement that they may shut down their plant in York illustrates the problem with taxpayer funded corporate welfare. For starters, Harley Davidson has received $4.3 million…

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