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

4

The Pennsylvania Politburo: Skyrocketing Costs and Secrecy

March 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Pennsylvania Politburo (ok… so officially it is called the General Assembly) is being further exposed being the bloated mess that it really is. The Pittsburgh Trib Review is on top of how the spending for PA politicians to get their work done far exceeds the pace of inflation.
Enablers to this all will [...]

Dec

18

Rendell’s Department of Manna Busy For Holidays

December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Governor Rendell has been hinting that he will announce further suspensions of the basic laws of economic gravity and push for The PA Department of Manna to bestow upon 1 million PA residents more “free” health care!
He will accomplish this feat by suspending the laws of biology with a government edict that will reduce health [...]

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 [...]

May

24

Highways to Nowhere

May 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The legislature seems to be balking on finishing the Mon Valley Expressway.  Costs and other priorities are catching up with all the fancy plans made during the 1990s.
Here at the TRP&S, we are no fans of excessive highway building, especially in the face of rising gas prices — a phenomenon that is hardly going to [...]

Apr

17

Gas, Oil and Gold: The tip of the Iceberg

April 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The following is posted with permission of the  Vigilant Investor site: 
News headlines today announce yet more reasons to throw the CPI number out the window:

UPDATE 1-Gold hits new 25-yr high over $604, silver surges
Gold storms to new 25-yr high, silver surges
Crude Oil Futures Briefly Touch $70
What U.S. Government Won’t Reveal About Inflation: John Wasik

Of course, [...]

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.

Mar

28

Elderly Vote to Stick Others With Tab for Free Lunches

March 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

After voting the same, lousy way for 50++ years, the lengthy, expensive bill for their indiscretion and lack of self control has come due.

Feb

22

Government Schools: Monopoly = Mediocrity

February 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Americans are sadly duped into believing that Government Schools are the only way for education to work, when all the evidence proves each year the product gets worse. How long will it take for them to get fed up on the lies and myths they’ve been fed by the Education Industrial Complex?

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