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PA Says No to Expanding the Tax Base

28 May 2010

Remember Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell’s (D) gutsy move to avoid a “financial tsunami” (yes, his words) in the state? It’s not going to work. With little fanfare, he pulled the plug on the plan yesterday, calling it “very complex” (that’s government speak for: they’re onto us for cutting tax rates but expanding the tax base) [...]

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Rendell Takes Cues from the Super Bowl

26 February 2010

To start the second half of the Super Bowl, with the Colts comfortably ahead of the Saints, Coach Sean Payton called for an onside kick. For those of you who don’t follow football, let me tell you: it’s a remarkably gutsy move. It’s a way to get the ball back early, provided that things go [...]

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Phillies v. Van Gogh: Culture Goes to War in Philadelphia

5 October 2009

Philadelphia is a town known for its scrappy sports teams and its passionate fans. We’ve collectively cheered our world champion Phillies and wrung our hands over last minute Eagles’ losses. We’ve booed the drafting of Donovan McNabb, cheered Brad Lidge, mourned our beloved Harry Kalas and thrown snowballs at Santa. We’ve stood along Kelly Drive [...]

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PA Tax Hike Higher Than Expected

17 June 2009

Initially, reports out of my home state of Pennsylvania were that Governor Rendell planned to raise income taxes by about 10% to 3.37%. This week, Governor Rendell outlined his plan to raise income taxes by 16% to 3.57%. Under Rendell, the tax rate has increased once before, in 2004, an increase that was made permanent. [...]

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Does Pennsylvania Care More About Football or Taxes?

8 June 2009

When it comes to football, Pennsylvanians are pretty hard core. From the Steelers to the Eagles, NFL football makes headline after headline in the fall. Also in the state, we have a little college football team called Penn State that seems to do pretty well from time to time. I think it’s fair to say [...]

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Schwarzenegger to GOP Governors: We’ll Take Your Money

23 February 2009

A number of Republican governors have indicated that they will turn down federal money offered to states as part of the stimulus package. The Republican governors of Alaska, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas have signaled that they will pass on the money because it could lead to a tax increase in the future. [...]

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