Will leasing PA Turnpike be a 21st-century taxpayer bargain?
Will leasing PA Turnpike be a 21st-century taxpayer bargain?By MARC LEVYAssociated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP, Dec. 30) – Let the bidding begin. With lots of private money looking…
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Dubai firm to sell U.S. ports
Dubai Ports World is selling their US Ports operations to AIG. Here are all the changes planned after a year of the Dubai firm and several years of a…
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Turnpike Lease is Win-Win for Taxpayers, Lawmakers
Governor Rendell’s recent announcement that the state would seek “expressions of interest” on a lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is a recognition of the potential benefits of public-private partnerships (P3s)…
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Republican Rehab
Wall Street Journal article on the US Senators who are actually fighting against pork-barrel spending.
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Tax Burden Stifles Economic Growth
New NCPA Study examines the effect of an excessive tax burden on economic growth. The estimate the optimal level of federal, state, and local taxes should be about 23%…
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For Sale: Harrisburg Senators (No, Not Those Senators)
In Pennsylvania and across the United States, taxpayers don’t need to look very hard to find examples of wasteful, unconstitutional, or just plain wrongheaded government spending decisions. One of the…
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Who “gets stuck in Iraq”?
Even though I may be the only person in America who believe John Kerry was attempting to call President Bush uneducated and stupid, not our troups (not that calling the…
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Why make state beholden to California?
Sam Smith (House Majority Leader) Op-Ed in the Patriot News on the battle over using federal EPA or California standards for vehicle emissions. Also check out the memo…
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Pennsylvanias Unlimited Government Equals Limited Economic Growth
In a few months, the tumultuous 2005-06 session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly will come to a close—and will likely do so without further action on the “Taxpayer Fairness Act,”…
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