by Jane Richey | May 23, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The city of Philadelphia has lost key documents proving whether fat tax breaks to some nonprofit institutions are justified. Schools, hospitals, museums, community groups and other institutions enjoy property-tax exemptions worth millions of dollars each year. In...
by Jane Richey | Jul 23, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Republican Governor Tom Corbett certainly can’t be accused of being a big spender. The 2011 budget he signed into law cut more than $1 billion in state spending, reducing funding for nearly every state department. This year’s budget, finalized last month,...
by Jane Richey | Jul 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
“I want to stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs and factories overseas,” Obama said in a speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday.’ “As long as I’m president, I will keep fighting to make sure jobs are located here in the United States of America,”...
by Jane Richey | Jun 4, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
From the Oil City Derrick: Proposed Shell tax break worth $67 million a year PETER JACKSON Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Corbett, who has been criticized for cutting state spending for schools and social services, is advocating future tax...