Regulation

Social Impacts of Liquor Privatization

• Nathan Benefield
• April 30, 2013

Submitted Testimony of the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives to the Senate Law & Justice Committee, April 30, 2013 The Commonwealth Foundation would like to thank…

Testimony

Liquor Privatization: Just the Facts

• February 9, 2013

In a recent Delaware County Times webcast on Pennsylvania liquor store privatization, on which I was a panelist, there was a great deal of information thrown into the mix which may have…

Commentary

Regulation

Liquor Privatization: Just the Facts

• July 16, 2012

In a recent Delaware County Times webcast on Pennsylvania liquor store privatization, on which I was a panelist, there was a great deal of information thrown into the mix which may have…

Memo

Regulation

Top-5 Liquor Liberty Myths Busted!

• June 12, 2012

Pennsylvanians have come together, transcending party lines, gender, economic means and all geographic regions of the state to call for an end to the state-run monopoly on wine and…

Media

Education

Pennsylvania Higher Education Spending

• April 2, 2012

Pennsylvania taxpayers subsidize higher education through appropriations to 14 state-owned universities (Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, or PASSHE), four state-related universities (Penn State, Pittsburgh, Temple, and Lincoln), community colleges,…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

Is Corporate Welfare for Shell Cracker Good for PA?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 19, 2012

Astute readers may remember that last month Pennsylvania earned the dubious distinction of the highest taxes for mature businesses and the second highest taxes for new businesses. So how…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Report Finds Pennsylvania Welfare System Unsustainable, Hurting Poor

• February 16, 2012

The Commonwealth Foundation released today an alarming new report on Pennsylvania public welfare that finds widespread abuse of tax dollars, with spending growing faster than the economy and exceeding education…

Press Release

Regulation

Corporate Welfare Not Needed to Get a Cracker

• Nathan Benefield
• January 31, 2012

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing a special tax deal to attract a “cracker” plant to the state. The proposed Shell cracker—which breaks down natural gas…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Will Anti-Gas Political Climate Prevent 10,000 Jobs?

• January 17, 2012

U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, along with Gov. Tom Corbett, have been lobbying for Shell to invest their petroleum chemistry plant, known as a “cracker”…

Media