Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas Boom

Elizabeth Stelle
June 8, 2010

The Marcellus Shale formation is believed to be the largest unconventional natural gas reservoir in America, and its exploration has been coined a modern-day gold rush. More than a mile…

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Regulation

Video: Fiscal Lessons for Pennsylvania

Nathan Benefield
June 7, 2010

In a new video, Maurice McTigue, Vice President at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a former member of the New Zealand Parliament, speaks about how…

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What are the prospects for privatizing wine and liquor sales in Pennsylvania?

June 6, 2010

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State Budget

The State and Local Government Debt Mess

Nathan Benefield
June 4, 2010

While investment guru Warren Buffett is pulling out of municipal bonds, Gov. Rendell says Buffett doesn’t know what he is talking about, and that there is no problem with…

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Regulation

Big Idea: Privatizing City Services

June 4, 2010

Sandy Springs, GA, is one of the most efficient cities in the country, as reported in the Tribune Review. Incorporated in 2005, it was the first fully privatized…

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Regulation

Why PA Corporations Don’t Pay Taxes

Nathan Benefield
June 3, 2010

Gov. Rendell and his allies and shills that call on higher taxes for businesses like to claim that 70% of Pennsylvania corporations don’t pay…

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Taxes & Economy

Presentation: Lessons of Fiscal Responsibility for Pennsylvania

Nathan Benefield
June 3, 2010

Maurice McTigue, Vice President at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a former member of the New Zealand Parliament, spoke at a Commonwealth Foundation breakfast yesterday.

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Regulation

Pennsylvania Budget Facts 2010: Tobacco Taxes

June 2, 2010

Gov. Rendell proposed a tax of 30% on the retail price of cigars and smokeless tobacco products, in hopes of collecting $42 million in the upcoming fiscal year.

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State Budget

Pennsylvania State Budget Resources

June 2, 2010

Pennsylvania faces a projected General Fund tax revenue shortfall of at least $1 billion. Governor Rendell proposed a $29 billion General Fund budget for 2010-11 that increases businesses taxes, imposes…

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