The Commonwealth will be hosting its first annual

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Elstonville Sportsman’s Association in Manheim, PA

12.04.08

New report diagnoses skyrocketing PA college tuition, prescribes remedy for lower costs

I’ve already explained the problematical economics and ethics of a federal bailout for the Big Three (see "A Bailout for Detroit"). The demise of the pillar of metro Detroit’s economy saddens me—I’m from there; in fact, I was once a janitor for Chrysler. If there can be any profit from this pending tragedy, it will be if we learn what caused it and avoid repeating those fatal mistakes in the future.

This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when we gather with our family and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. It marks a remembrance of those early Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the uncharted ocean from Europe to make a new start in Plymouth, Massachusetts. What is less appreciated is that Thanksgiving also is a celebration of the birth of free enterprise in America.

The Rooney family's rush to complete a new ownership deal for the Pittsburgh Steelers before the new presidential administration and enhanced Democrat congressional majority can raise the capital gains tax rate sends a clear message that such a tax hike is neither fair nor good economic policy.