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Lemieux: “Pennsylvania Taxpayers are Suckers”

• Nathan Benefield
• December 18, 2008

This is somewhat old news, but its new to me: Mario Lemieux admitted in August that he never thought of moving the Pittsburgh Penguins, but was still able to…

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Economics of Sports Stadiums

• Nathan Benefield
• August 9, 2007

Brief assessment of the merits of taxpayer subsidies of stadiums, with some link,. from the The Tax Foundation Blog. In other words, the Pittsburgh Penguins arena deal won’t…

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Budget Questions

• Nathan Benefield
• July 9, 2007

Lingering questions/issues about the budget negotiations (with links to Commonwealth Foundation information on these issues): What will be the final percent increase in the General Fund? The Taxpayer Protection…

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Welfare for Penguins

• Nathan Benefield
• March 13, 2007

Governor Rendell has offered the Pittsburgh Penguins enough of a ransom to keep them in Pittsburgh. The Post-Gazette reports that the state will pay $7.5 million each year from…

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What Happened to Yesterday’s Hometown Heroes?

• February 6, 2007

Each morning my local county newspaper shows up late. Speaking with the delivery man and calling the office hasn’t changed things. So, rather than canceling the 20,089 daily circulation paper…

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