Taxes & Economy

The “Facts” on Food Stamps

Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
January 31, 2012

City Paper contributor Daniel Denvir tries to diminish the impact of our Philadelphia Inquirer column on food stamps by offering “facts” in rebuttal. Unfortunately, most of these “facts”…

Media

Pennsylvania needs to curb food stamp abuse

January 31, 2012

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Debunking Severance Tax Rhetoric

January 30, 2012

Here’s my letter to the editor in the Public Opinion responding to Matthew Major’s fact-deficient editorial on drilling: Matthew Major’s editorial on corporate welfare and best drilling policies…

Media

Asset test for food stamps a sound idea for Pennsylvania

January 29, 2012

Media Hit

Government Accountability

Does Pennsylvania Need Fewer Legislators?

Nathan Benefield
January 26, 2012

A proposal to reduce the Pennsylvania State House from 203 representatives to 153 will be voted on in the coming weeks by the House. The proposal is certainly…

Media

Education

Bill Cosby Explains How to Really Educate a Child

Priya Brannick
January 25, 2012

We're in the middle of National School Choice Week, which means the word “education” is hot on the lips of its advocates across our state and country. Schooling is…

Media

Taxes & Economy

SNAP Back to Reality, Senators

Elizabeth Stelle
January 24, 2012

Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Senate Democrats’ Twitter, @PaSenateDems, comes some high-stakes rhetoric during a Capitol press conference today. In reaction to the Pa. Department of Public Welfare’s decision to reapply…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Welfare Reforms Protect Poor, Taxpayers

Elizabeth Stelle
January 24, 2012

Regardless of where you stand on taxpayer-funded entitlements, few Americans argue against the maintenance of temporary safety nets or modifications aimed at ending welfare fraud, waste and abuse.

Commentary

Education

School Choice: The ABC’s

Nathan Benefield
January 23, 2012

In time for National School Choice Week, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice released its 2012 ABC’s of School Choice. The new guide gives an overview of what…

Media