by Jane Richey | Jul 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
U.S. manufacturers say uncertainty about the “fiscal cliff” of impending tax increases and spending cuts is standing in the way of the robust job growth that is needed to lower the unemployment rate. On the heels of June’s disappointing jobs report, the leading trade...
by Jane Richey | Jul 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Governor Tom Corbett has signed a law that eliminates the Pennsylvania inheritance tax on farmers. Before now, children who inherited the family farm had to pay an inheritance tax of 4.5 percent. Those who inherited farmland from a sibling had to pay almost triple...
by Jane Richey | Jul 9, 2012 | Politics
Editorial — American Dream: There are a lot of great things about this country. I am not afraid to say that I love America. In many ways it has been a great light for the rest of the world since it was founded. However, things have changed. The United...
by Jane Richey | Jul 9, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
More states are enacting or considering laws that prohibit people who get welfare cash from spending it on liquor, cigarettes, strip clubs, gambling and guns — laws that even supporters say are difficult to enforce. en states have passed such laws and at least 14 are...
by Jane Richey | Jul 9, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
Pennsylvania’s natural gas customers are paying up to $131 million a year for gas they never used, the state Public Utility Commission says. Nationwide, Pennsylvania trails behind only California in the amount of gas lost each year, according to a PUC report....