Archive: 2011

Regulation

Sony Site: Merely Renting Jobs with Corporate Welfare

• Nathan Benefield
• January 20, 2011

Last week, the state gave $10 million to rehabilitate the former site of a Sony plant—marking the fourth time taxpayer funding has been used to “create jobs” at the exact…

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Merely Renting Jobs

• January 20, 2011

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Health Care

What State Legislators Can Do to Protect Health Care Freedom

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 19, 2011

ALEC’s new State Legislators Guide to Repealing Obamacare is a wealth of ideas for state legislators and in turn, activists who are dedicated to implementing true healthcare freedoms.

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Taxes & Economy

Associated Press Article on Fracking Got it Wrong

• January 19, 2011

As Gov. Corbett’s Administration takes office, anti-drilling activist have sought to make a natural gas severance tax their legislative priority. Unfortunately, their distrust of the gas industry largely stems from…

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Education

The Right Thing

• Charles Mitchell
• January 18, 2011

I am infamous in the Commonwealth Foundation office and in my family for being old fashioned. There is a litany of reasons:  I wear ties a lot.  I even own…

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Taxes & Economy

UC Trust Fund Interest Another Fiscal Challenge for PA

• Nathan Benefield
• January 18, 2011

A recent NY Times piece looks at the impact of states’ borrowing to pay their unemployment compensation (UC), now that the federal government will begin charging interest on these…

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Associated Press article on fracking got it wrong

• January 18, 2011

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Are people less motivated to seek a job if they collect unemployment? Some data say yes

• January 18, 2011

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Government Accountability

2011 Policy Summit Live Video

• January 17, 2011

Watch the Commonwealth Foundation’s 2011 Policy Summit live, beginning at 1 p.m.

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