State Budget

Which Taxpayer-Funded Video Studio Tells More Lies?

• Nathan Benefield
• August 9, 2010

Yesterday, Bob Caton, spokesman for the Pennsylvania House Democrats, and Steve Miskin, spokesman for the House Republican, engaged in a Twitter argument over which caucus’ TV shows were more…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Sales Tax Expansions Set to Star Wars

• Nathan Benefield
• February 12, 2010

Here is a video listing the 74 items currently exempt from the Pennsylvania sales tax that Gov. Rendell has proposed taxing – set to the introduction of Star Wars…

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Regulation

Rendell, Harley Davidson, and Lando

• Nathan Benefield
• July 30, 2009

In Empire Strikes Back, Lando Calrissian tells his old friend Han Solo that “I’ve just made a deal that will keep the Empire out of here forever” before leading…

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Make Your Own ‘Star Wars’

• Nathan Benefield
• May 25, 2007

The greatest instance of using technology to give power to the masses since Guttenberg invented the printing press, George Lucas announced that clips from all the Star Wars movies…

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