May

16

Rendell Tax Shift Fails Round 1

May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Fast Eddie Rendell would like to win one for his constituency. You know, the ones who’ve voted for bigger and bigger government over the last 50 years and are now retired and facing rising taxes on their property required to cover all those runaway expenses?
And if you think they’re big expenses right now, just [...]

Mar

12

For What are You Waving the American Flag?

March 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“Paul thinks everyone is born an instinctive libertarian, “wanting to be let alone.” Unfortunately, “the school system beats it out of you.” Paul voted both for the ban on partial-birth abortion (a fetus is alive, leave it alone) and against the ban on same-sex marriage (none of the federal government’s business). He refused to [...]

Mar

1

Your Real Tax Rate is 40%. Feel Good?

March 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Yes. You probably think you pay less, but you don’t. Here’s an article on a study that explains why Americans on average pay 40%, give or take about 5%.

Feb

25

Government Monopoly = Poor Health Inspections

February 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

For some reason Americans have been convinced that their savior comes in the form of Government bearing gifts of regulations and handouts. God forbid, far too many believe, that people were left to sort out their own behaviors through voluntary association. After all, the evil profiteering business owners would as soon poison their patrons [...]

Dec

18

Fat Govt Employee Pensions Hang Taxpayers With Costs

December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

We’ve talked about the mess before: Fat government unions trade votes and contributions for pensions and other benefits that are far more generous than anything the private sector can afford to offer, and stick the hapless taxpayers with the costs.
Says the Post Gazette,
“The average pension in the two systems for those at normal retirement [...]

Dec

17

URA to Crush Longtime Pittsburgh Landlords

December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

You gotta love government meddlers when it comes to development. Their supporters always crow, crow, crow about what they build — even when it fails, as have many of their initiatives in the downtown Pittsburgh area  .  We are always reminded that nothing would have happened if the meddlers didn’t do their deals.  Then we [...]

Nov

29

Ahh… Government Run Gambling

November 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Ahh… Government Run Gambling It is so nice to see how delusional PA is with their gambling laws. Political demands to placate this demographic or that — or simply to create more cache for the important gang of politicians in charge — have created an environment that is nothing short of moronic. Hence [...]

Sep

11

Don’t Mess with the Bosses In Government Gambling

September 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Well, I’m personally no fan of gambling, but neither am I a fan of laws that prohibit adults of sound mind making consensual decisions among themselves. That means, as far as I’m concerned, if you want to play a little online blackjack or roulette, it is your business and nobody else’s. Moreover, I [...]

Mar

30

Milkers of PA Hurt Giant Eagle Customers

March 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment

An old milk price law has been used by Giant Eagle’s competitors to hamstring the popular GetGo Fuel Perks program.

Feb

7

Pennsylvania Eminent Domain Bills Hardly Protecting Property Owners

February 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment

PA politicians are looking to score hero status with eminent domain prevention bills that don’t really address the core causes of blight, nor do they bother to truly respect individual property rights — leaving politicians firmly in the power broker seat to take what it is they want for their own political gain.

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