Energy

Lessons from Fracking’s Borderlines

• Gordon Tomb
• September 20, 2016

New Yorkers shouldn’t have to eye secession to tap the riches beneath their feet. Pennsylvanians shouldn’t have to worry that taxes and regulations will drive away opportunity and raise energy…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

How Green Jobs Destroy Good Jobs

• Nathan Benefield
• December 3, 2010

The Pennsylvania Solar Industries Association, along with PennEnvironment are touting a solar industry sponsored study, which estimates the Commonwealth has created 6,700 solar jobs. These groups are not…

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Taxes & Economy

Solar Subsidies Sink State

• September 1, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – The Commonwealth Foundation expresses its displeasure with Gov. Rendell’s pronouncement today of awarding more taxpayer funds for solar energy projects and advocating an increase in a mandate…

Press Release

Regulation

Problem of PA Prison Population and Price

• August 25, 2009

Last week Bill Cosby declared that it only costs taxpayers $4,000 a year to educate a child, but $33,000 a year to incarcerate someone (this statement is inaccurate, unless…

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Health Care

The Price of RomneyCare

• Nathan Benefield
• July 29, 2008

Wall Street Journal on the escalating costs of the Massachusetts health care plan (RomneyCare): Thus the extra tab of $129 million, which may need to go higher…

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The Market for Medical Care

• Nathan Benefield
• March 12, 2007

Check out this new NCPA Report: The Market for Medical Care: Why You Don’t Know the Price; Why You Don’t Know about Quality; And What Can Be Done about…

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