Taxes & Economy

A Corporate Tax Cut Benefits All

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 5, 2008

Greg Mankiw has a great opinion piece in the NY Times on the benefits of reducing the corporate income tax: In fact, a corporate rate cut would…

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State Budget

Put Pennsylvania on a Spending Diet

  • June 2, 2008

The Burden of Taxes In 2008, the average working Pennsylvanian will labor 111 days just to pay his or her federal, state, and local taxes—the equivalent of working January 1…

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Regulation

Privatizing the State Liquor Stores

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 31, 2008

State Senator Rob Wonderling talks about divestiture of the state liquor stores (MP3 file). More on State Store privatization: “Public Benefits of Private Liquor” news release and…

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Regulation

PA’s Corporate Welfare Line

  • May 30, 2008

Patriot-News Editorial on how Harrisburg is handing out taxpayer money to big businesses (this time, Amazon) that should not be getting special treatment at all. This corporate welfare comes…

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Government Accountability

No Lame Duck Session in 2008

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 29, 2008

The PA Senate Republican leadership announced they will not be a lame duck session in 08. Bob Regola, prime sponsor of a Constitutional Amendment banning lame duck sessions, offers…

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Taxes & Economy

REAL ID in PA update

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 29, 2008

Miss Behavin writes about Pennsylvania lawmakers efforts to respond to REAL ID, and specifically on the latest hearing. More info on the REAL ID backlash here.

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Health Care

Fixing Health Care in the States

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 29, 2008

The Wall Street Journal has two articles about health insurance reform in other states. First, from Florida, where the state has enacted a law that will allow low-cost, mandate…

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Taxes & Economy

Taxing Porn Back in Vogue

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 28, 2008

For the 2nd time in a year a Pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed taxing strip clubs, this time it is Rep. Paul Clymer. (HT Grassroots PA) The Tax Foundation…

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Leasing the Turnpike: Questions & Answers

  • May 26, 2008

Commonwealth Foundation and Reason Foundation address common concerns regarding a Public-Private Partnership on Pennsylvania’s toll road HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation and the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation…

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