State Budget

How Government Overspending Hurts Pennsylvania Families

  • Andrew Holman, Nathan Benefield
  • January 31, 2022

Key Points Excessive government spending and borrowing is causing record-setting inflation and severe supply chain shortages.Voters want fiscal restraint from their government.High taxes and spending are making Pennsylvania uncompetitive, costing…

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Taxes & Economy

Tom Corbett is Right on Unemployment

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 10, 2010

Yesterday, PA Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Corbett made remarks about how unemployment benefits result in higher higher unemployment, recorded by Scott Detrow, and picked up on by Capitol Ideas,…

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Public Union Democracy

Yes, Unemployment Benefits Do Cause Higher Unemployment

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 5, 2010

David Henderson has a post up on the Econlog blog about how unemployment benefits increase the unemployment rate.  He cites himself, the Federal Reserve, and Obama economic advisor Larry…

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