Taxes & Economy

What Will Higher Business Taxes Get You?

• Nathan Benefield
• June 4, 2009

Bloomberg, via the Club for Growth, has a troubling lesson for those who want to hike business taxes.  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that if Obama’s new corporate…

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Taxes & Economy

Media Coverage of the Turnpike Family Tree

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 29, 2008

Here is a roundup of news coverage of our Turnpike Family Treeand video: Mark Scolforo has the AP Story, with a retort from Joe Brimmeier:…

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Regulation

Rendellconomics 101

• Nathan Benefield
• August 11, 2008

Morning Call piece piece by Jarrett Renshaw debates the merits of Rendell’s economic policies – borrowing (to be paid by taxpayers) to give handouts to his favorite projects like…

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Taxes & Economy

Proposed PA Budget Details

• Nathan Benefield
• February 7, 2008

For all the budget watchers and number-crunchers out there, here are some additional budget resources: Spreadsheet with all the line items from the proposed General Fund Budget (Microsoft Excel…

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Government Accountability

Campaign Finance “Reform” is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

• Nathan Benefield
• August 14, 2007

Good afternoon. My name is Nathan Benefield; I am the Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation, a public policy research and educational institution based in Harrisburg. I…

Testimony

“We’re Not the Commonwealth Foundation”

• Nathan Benefield
• May 24, 2007

A report from the union-backed, socialist leaning (see note) Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center calls for enacting the Governor’s Proposed Oil Profits Tax, saying it is a good tax…

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