Taxes & Economy

Who’s Nutty Now?

  • Charles Mitchell
  • August 8, 2011

There’s a ton of chatter out there right now about how nutty the Tea Party is, most recently with 29 percent of voters saying Tea Party members are “economic…

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Education

Yes, Vouchers DO Improve Student Learning

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 8, 2011

The Philadelphia Inquirer today reports on a “study”—from a group dedicated to protecting the educational status quo and led by a partisan staffer—that claims that school vouchers have…

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Big Government’s New Bogeyman…and those Other Guys

  • Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
  • August 5, 2011

Media outlets in Pennsylvania have picked up some stories of attack groups “exposing” the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) at their annual meeting in New Orleans this week.

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Taxes & Economy

PA Among Least Attractive Places to Drill in the World

  • August 5, 2011

According to the Fraser Institute’s 2011 Global Petroleum Survey, Pennsylvania remains one of the least attractive places to drill in the world. The state ranks 65, an improvement of…

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Taxes & Economy

Taxing Gas will Burden Pennsylvanians

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • August 1, 2011

Despite the manufactured fears of disaster and cheers for a unique tax on drilling, Pennsylvania can balance economic growth with environmental protection without imposing a new tax. The true impacts…

Commentary

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Taxes & Economy

Debating a Natural Gas Tax

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • August 1, 2011

Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer features two editorials debating a natural gas jobs tax. The Inquirer‘s editorial board begins its article with a straw-man argument, that tax opponents’ claim the industry…

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Regulation

AG Audit Finds Rampant PLCB Waste and Mismanagement

  • August 1, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation strongly condemned the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today for systematic waste and abuse of taxpayer money and assets following a scathing Pa. Auditor General audit report…

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