Government Accountability

For Whom The Turnpike Tolls

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • March 9, 2010

Tolls are appropriate because they are imposed directly upon travelers for their use of roads. However, the plan to toll I-80 represents more than a toll. It is also a…

Commentary

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Regulation

Will History Vanish Without State Spending?

  • March 9, 2010

It is an oft-disseminated lie that the government is the needed guardian of our historic sites and museums. Just as the private sector has begun to save our…

Media

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Taxes & Economy

A Low-Carbon Fuel Standard is Bad Policy

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • March 3, 2010

Days before Pennsylvanians rang in the New Year, Gov. Rendell signed an agreement that paves the way for one of the most radical (and expensive) changes in Pennsylvania’s energy history.

Media

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Health Care

The President’s Empty Health Care Promises

  • March 1, 2010

The White House has on its website an article titled, “The President’s Proposal puts American families and small business owners in control of their own health care.” According to…

Media

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Taxes & Economy

Debunking the Green Job Myth

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • February 25, 2010

US News and World Report has an excellent piece from AEI’s Kenneth Green debunking the green job myth. Government can create jobs: Green explains how governments cannot create…

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Taxes & Economy

Some Stimulating Numbers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 18, 2010

On the one year anniversary of the “stimulus”, OpenMarket.org has some numbers on how well the stimulus has worked: * The unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus bill…

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Nebraska has what PA needs…

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • February 11, 2010

U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) said: “Nebraska’s Right to Work laws, which have been credited in part with our excellent business climate that has attracted employers and many good…

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Public Union Democracy

The Impact of Unions on Public Policy

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 11, 2010

The latest Cato Journal takes on the topic of “Are Unions Good for America?” The journal features a number of good articles on issues of relevance nationally and in…

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