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DECEMBER 8, 2009 | Commentary by ABHILASH SAMUEL
Outward Bound - Taxes Driving People Out Of Pennsylvania
Between 2000 and 2008, Pennsylvania suffered the depletion of one of its most valuable resources - people. During this period, the state lost 56,000 net residents, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, ranking 11th in migration loss among all states. In the decade prior, Pennsylvania lost over 250,000 net residents to interstate migration - rank
AUGUST 11, 2009 | Policy Points by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION
How Do Pennsylvania Taxes Stack Up?
Since 1990, Pennsylvania has gone from 24th in state and local tax burden to 11th. Yet Gov. Rendell has proposed another round of tax hikes—including raising the state Personal Income
NOVEMBER 23, 2008 | Commentary by NATHAN BENEFIELD
Government Can't Cure Our Economic Woes
Pennsylvania is facing a deep shortfall in revenue which, through October, stands at $565 million. Putting this in perspective, the shortfall in 2002-03—which led to increases in the state personal income and cigarette taxes, as well as a new
MARCH 20, 2006 | Commentary by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE, GRANT GULIBON
Gov. Rendell and PA's Business Climate: Rhetoric Doesnt Match Reality
As election time draws nearer, Gov. Ed Rendell is issuing a flurry of press releases to convince voters that his administration has improved Pennsylvania’s competitiveness and economic growth. To that end, the governor is citing various publications to make his case.
JULY 18, 2005 | Commentary by JEFF COLEMAN
Throwing a Party for the Educational Status Quo
The National Education Association recently concluded its annual convention in Los Angeles, gathering 8,000 delegates in celebration of the status quo in public education. When attendees weren’t offering a vigorous defense of their government-protected monopoly, they were proposing resolutions to boycott Wal-Mart, oppose Social Security re
APRIL 14, 2005 | Commentary by GRANT R. GULIBON
Meet the New Pennsylvania: Same as the Old Pennsylvania
April 15 marks the first Tax Day on which Pennsylvanians will fully feel the impact of the roughly $1 billion tax increase passed in December 2003 by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Ed Rendell. Two weeks previous, the commonwealth also marked the first anniversary of the General Assembly’s passage of the governor’s multi-bill
NOVEMBER 16, 2004 | Commentary by GRANT R. GULIBON
Economic Freedom: Endangered in Pennsylvania
Only 5 states perform worse than Pennsylvania in a national ranking of "economic freedom," according to a new study released today (in association with Forbes magazine) by the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute. The U.S. Economic Freedom Index: 2004 Report -- co-authored by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph. D. of the Pacific Researc
NOVEMBER 1, 2002 | Policy Report by WILLIAM T. WILSON^ PH. D
The Impact of Compulsory Unionism on Economic Development
Executive Summary With increasing global competition taking a toll on U.S. manufacturing jobs, and state governments and municipalities struggling to achieve greater operating efficiencies in the face of declining revenues and increasing costs, it is time for Pennsylvania policymakers to reassess the costs and benefits of compulso
OCTOBER 16, 2002 | Commentary by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE
Waiting at the Cradle
"Hey, what about the kids?" That is the slogan for a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign called "Focus Five for Kids," created to highlight children's issues during the Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign. Part of its goal is to persuade Pennsylvania parents to hand over their children to a government-run preschool and day care system.
