RSS FEEDS
JUNE 27, 2007 | Commentary by GRANT GULIBON
Property Seizures Threaten PA Small Business
Being a small business owner in Pennsylvania is not easy. There’s the punishing tax burden levied by state and local governments that see small firms not so much as vital cogs in the commonwealth’s economic engine as cash cows to be milked to pay for more government spending.
NOVEMBER 22, 2005 | Commentary by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE
Private Property & Liberty
Good afternoon. My name is Matt Brouillette, and I am president & CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, a public policy research and educational institute based in Harrisburg. We develop and advance public policy grounded in the founding principles of limited constitutional government, political and economic freedom, and personal responsibilit
OCTOBER 26, 2005 | Commentary by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE
Protect Private Property from Eminent Domain Abuse
Thank you for the opportunity to address the issue of Eminent Domain. My name is Matt Brouillette, and I am president & CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, a research and educational institute based here in Harrisburg. As you have learned from this morning’s testifiers, the stunning U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo vs. N
SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 | Commentary by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE
Reform Government's Claim on Your Domain
Pennsylvanians never really own their homes—they only “rent” them from the government. Don’t believe me? Just stop paying your school and county property taxes and you’ll find out who actually owns the title to your house. But the situation just got worse in the commonwealth. Now your home, small bus
AUGUST 9, 2005 | Commentary by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE
Protecting Private Property from Eminent Domain Abuse
Chairman Clymer, Rep. Yewcic and members of the House State Government Committee, good afternoon. My name is Matthew Brouillette and I am president & CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, a research and educational institute based here in Harrisburg. I would like to thank the committee for the invitation
