Study Finds Many Profitable Corporations Pay Little or No U.S. Income Taxes
One would think that all profitable Fortune 500 companies in the United States are paying some amount in federal...
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Interesting Report on the Middle Class in Philadelphia
Susan Warner of The Pew Charitable Trusts has a very interesting study out titled Philadelphia’s Changing Middle Class. The...
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Morning Must Reads: A Few Inconvenient Shale Truths
For a long time, we’ve been making two points about natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. One, Pennsylvania’s...
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Who’s Right About Revenue Growth?
The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) and Corbett administration are at odds over how much Pennsylvania will collect in taxes...
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Historic Union Vote at Volkswagen in Tennessee
Today is the third and final day of a historic union vote for workers at Volkswagen in Tennessee, in...
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Towards a Moral Economy: Is NOW the Time?
The Philadelphia Daily News’ Will Bunch had an uplifting column this past Sunday on Saturday’s “Moral March” in...
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Unlike Other States, No Revenue Surpluses in PA
While most states are finally recovering from the worst recession in decades, and seeing revenue surpluses for the first...
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What’s in the Governor’s 2014-15 Budget?
Governor Tom Corbett has proposed a 2014-15 state General Fund budget that would spend $29.4 billion, $927 million, or...
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Governor’s 2012-13 Budget: By the Numbers
In this budget analysis, the PA Budget and Policy Center presents the details of Governor Corbett’s proposed 2012-2013 budget....
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Governor’s Budget Moves PA in Wrong Direction
Governor Tom Corbett delivered his 2012-13 budget address to a joint session of the state Legislature today. We are...
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Beware of Misinformation Campaigns
The battle over collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin has included claims that public servants in that state are overpaid. ...
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We Need More Action on Jobs and Wages
The evidence is indisputable: aggressive action by the federal government to create jobs worked. As of December 2010, federal...
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