Investor Profile: Chet Beiler

• Charles Mitchell
• February 14, 2017

Chet Beiler runs the nation’s leading gazebo retailer and, along with his wife, Sharon, is a longtime supporter of the Commonwealth Foundation. Recently, Charles Mitchell sat down with Chet at…

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Health Care

King v. Burwell Highlights Need for Obamacare Alternatives

• June 25, 2015

King v. Burwell Highlights Need forObamacare Alternatives Exchange Plans Restrictive and Unaffordable Even with Subsidies Good morning, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in King v. Burwell that…

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Health Care

Affordable Care Act Brings Unaffordable Premium Hikes

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 11, 2015

Pennsylvania insurance companies are asking for dramatic premium hikes on exchange plans. Highmark underestimated the cost of care for individuals on the exchange and is now requesting a 23%…

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Taxes & Economy

How to Help the Poor Leave Poverty Behind

• January 19, 2015

Making “the rich” pay higher taxes will miraculously help the poor. This antiquated idea is the conclusion of a recent paper released by the…

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Health Care

ACA Delivers Low-Quality, High Cost Care

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 30, 2014

The federal government’s health care overhaul is quickly becoming “Medicaid for all.” The more we learn about the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) newly insured population, the clearer it becomes that…

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Taxes & Economy

The Harmful Effects of a Minimum Wage Increase

• April 7, 2014

In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama proposed increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. Although it sounds beneficial to low-wage workers, minimum wage…

Fact Sheet

Taxes & Economy

EPA Regulations Threaten Pennsylvania Jobs

• Gordon Tomb
• January 3, 2014

The prospects for Pennsylvania coal industry have gotten so bad that Tom Crooks has contemplated moving his company from the state to find greener pastures Crooks is vice…

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Health Care

Corbett’s Wise Medicaid Stance

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 30, 2013

While advocates of expanding the welfare state are using new studies to push Gov. Tom Corbett to expand Medicaid, his position of resisting the “free money” argument is wise given…

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Education

Common Core Questions, School Choice Answers

• April 3, 2013

A new national school standard known as “Common Core” is fast becoming known for superseding state and local authority over public education curricula.  Using cutting edge data collection and…

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