Lease the Turnpike? A real no-brainer

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 21, 2008

Pennsylvania lawmakers have the unique opportunity to allow taxpayers to earn interest rather than pay it. On May 19, Gov. Ed Rendell announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania could receive…

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Health Care

RendellCare lobbyists push socialist pricing

• Nathan Benefield
• March 27, 2008

The lobbyists charged with pushing RendellCare InsurePANow has fired off another missive advocating more of Rendell’s health care agenda. They tout a bill that they proclaim will “make insurance…

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Education

Curriculum reform “isn’t enough”

• Nathan Benefield
• February 20, 2008

Reason’s Lisa Snell lays the smackdown on arguments by Sol Stern in his article “School Choice Isn’t Enough” (Click here for previous post), which labels instructionist reform…

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Health Care

Rendell still pushing RendellCare

• Nathan Benefield
• February 5, 2008

Within the last few weeks, three state health care proposals fundamentally similar to Governor Rendell’s “Cover All Pennsylvanians” added to my “bad ideas pile” California legislators overwhelming rejected…

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Taxes & Economy

Benefits of Reducing the Personal Income Tax

• Matthew Brouillette
• January 10, 2008

Thank you Chairman Turzai, Rep. Quigley, and members of the House Republican Policy Committee for the invitation to share with you why the Commonwealth Foundation believes that reducing taxes…

Commentary

States’ “Universal” Health Care plans not delivering

• Nathan Benefield
• November 13, 2007

Mandates and government-run health insurance programs have failed to provide “universal health care” in Maine: Maine’s uninsured rate did not improve significantly between 2003 and 2006 despite…

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The Benefits of Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation

• Matthew Brouillette
• October 18, 2007

Prepared Testimony of Matthew J. Brouillette for the House Republican Policy Committee Hearing on October 18, 2007 Thank you Rep. Turzai, Rep. Geist, and members of the House Republican Policy…

Testimony

Who Killed Health Care?

• Nathan Benefield
• May 22, 2007

American Spectator review of Regina Herzlinger’s book, Who Killed Health Care?: America’s $2 Trillion Medical Problem — and the Consumer-Driven Cure. Herzlinger concludes her book by outlining a…

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RomneyCare falls down slippery slope

• Nathan Benefield
• March 21, 2007

New York Times reports on the how RomneyCare (as Massachusetts’ universal health care plan is known) continues to be worse than advertised. The board of the “Connector” which was…

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