Taxes & Economy

Happy Tax Freedom Day, Pennsylvania!

• Nathan Benefield
• April 27, 2007

April 27, 2007 won’t appear as a holiday on anyone’s calendar. Few workers will get the day off. But it will be the first day Pennsylvania’s workers stop working to…

Commentary

Some People Probably Shouldn’t Have Health Insurance

• Nathan Benefield
• April 23, 2007

Michael Cannon blogs on why health care, not health insurance, is a priority at Cato-at-liberty. Cannon will be taking on the rhetoric of health care reform and offerign free-market…

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Regulation

Public Benefits from Private Liquor

• April 19, 2007

Commonwealth Foundation joins Reason in call for LCB privatization HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation joined with privatization experts from the Reason Foundation to discuss the potential divesture of the…

Press Release

Wild Claims About a Turnpike Lease

• April 18, 2007

It is sad that former Pennsylvania House Speaker John Perzel, who last year said he favored leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike, is now striking out so wildly against the governor's proposal.

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Taxpayer Protections

• April 17, 2007

Commonwealth Foundation applauds efforts to control spending and taxes HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation applauded today’s introduction of a package of proposals designed to reduce the tax burden on…

Press Release

Nepotism at Turnpike Commission

• Nathan Benefield
• April 15, 2007

Tom Barnes in the Post-Gazette with a great story on nepotism and patronage at the Turnpike Commission. Rather than deny political favoritism in hiring (as they did last…

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Taxes & Economy

Prospering In Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• April 9, 2007

Are Pennsylvania’s workers worse off than they were three decades ago? A report prepared by the labor union-backed Keystone Research Center claims they are. Their data indicate that average real…

Commentary

More Turnpike News

• Nathan Benefield
• April 5, 2007

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on the draw of investors to a Turnpike lease. They also heavily quote Turnpike Commission vice chairman Tim Carson (who they also identify as a bond lawyer,…

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Scrutiny of the bounty in Harrisburg

• Nathan Benefield
• April 4, 2007

John Micek of The Morning Call on the use of taxpayer funds for inauguration parties.

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