Taxes & Economy

Will the Taxpayers Benefit from Rendell’s “Strategic Sourcing Initiative”?

Matthew Brouillette
April 7, 2004

"Government should be run more like a business." The underlying sentiment of this oft-repeated phrase is that government should be more efficient and effective when spending our tax dollars. Of…

Commentary

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…

Commentary

Regulation

A Solution to the Gambling License Giveaway

Matthew Brouillette
March 22, 2004

It's déjà vu all over again. As Governor Rendell continues lobbying the General Assembly to expand gambling, very little attention is paid to the potential giveaway of valuable slot machine…

Commentary

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…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Bail on These Bonds

Matthew Brouillette
February 9, 2004

If Pennsylvania is the next state to tax, borrow or spend its way to prosperity, it will also be the first. The historical and economic reality is that government is…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

The Susquehanna Sailors: Taking the Liberty to Live it up on your Property

Matthew Brouillette
February 2, 2004

Ronald Reagan is credited for having once said: "Some people say that the government spends money like a bunch of drunken sailors. That isn't fair. At least the drunken sailors…

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Taxes & Economy

Great Rail Disasters: The Impact of Rail Transit on Urban Livability

February 1, 2004

Abstract This paper grades rail transit in twenty-three urban areas on thirteen different criteria:…

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Health Care

Diagnosis Litigation

Matthew Brouillette
February 1, 2004

Despite a number of obstacles limiting access to affordable insurance, America’s healthcare system remains the envy of the world. But as the current medical malpractice insurance epidemic raging across the…

Commentary

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…

Commentary