Taxes & Economy

Fact-Checking on Natural Gas Taxes in PA

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 27, 2011

Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center’s new report alleging the natural gas industry doesn’t pay taxes goes beyond misleading readers to using inaccurate information in order to jeer support for a…

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Taxes & Economy

Marcellus Shale 101 Presentation

  • April 26, 2011

Last week, I presented the case against a natural gas severance tax to a Penn State journalism class. Below is my presentation providing an overview of Marcellus Shale development…

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Education

Understanding Real vs. “Sticker Price” Tuition

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 25, 2011

A common misconception in debating higher education funding is that the posted rate of tuition, or “sticker price,” is what students actually pay. This is exemplified in a commentary…

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Education

School Choice Advancing in Indiana, Tennessee

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 25, 2011

While the Pennsylvania Senate continues to deliberate on Senate Bill 1, school choice is moving along in several other states as well. Last…

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