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Pennsylvania’s alternative (renewable) energy scam
Posted on December 29, 2010 | No CommentsMost energy consumers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have probably noticed some odd goings on but aren’t aware of the of scam being run on them as a result of the implementation of the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004. [[1]] Some of... -
Purple Pennsylvania Act 47 solution is not a solution
Posted on December 20, 2010 | 4 CommentsWould you hire a two time loser on burglar charges to keep an eye on your house while you are away on vacation? Umm, probably not. Would you go back to a repeat offender state legislature in Pennsylvania to create a program to replace the... -
Why Little Johnny USA can’t read and Little Yuēhàny China can
Posted on December 18, 2010 | No CommentsProgressives never seem to tire of showing off why just because they can read doesn’t mean they have a lick of sense. Their recent love affair with everything Chinese is becoming almost laughable. The cartoon below that appeared in the Patriot News today is a... -
Add Pardon King to Ed Spendell’s resume
Posted on December 12, 2010 | No CommentsFront page headline in the Patriot News Rendell doubles pardons record [[1]] should come as no surprise to the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. After all our beloved Governor Ed Rendell loves to do things in a big way; spend more, tax more [[2]],... -
2010 midterm elections are over; back to work on an American Energy Renaissance
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe 2010 midterm elections are over but the long difficult road we must take to achieve an American Energy Renaissance [[1]] still lies before us. Obstacles that have been placed along that road over the past forty years and continue to be thrown at us... -
Cape Wind; too big to fail and too stupid to succeed
Posted on October 18, 2010 | No CommentsWhat happens when politicians ram through a massive renewable energy investment putting taxpayer dollars at risk and utility customers’ budgets in the red? You get Cape Wind, a $1 billion offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound sold by Governor Deval Patrick in 2006 as something... -
Is the electorate wising up to big “tax and spend” governors?
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsPerhaps the electorate is finally wising up to the fact that big talking, big taxing, big spending state governors, along with their Federal government counterparts, are “the problem” and need to be sent packing. If you are a citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania don’t... -
Marcellus Shale natural gas and the corporate tax myth
Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsAs Milton Friedman clearly explained corporations do not pay taxes. Buildings do not pay taxes, trucks do not pay taxes, natural gas at the well head cannot pay taxes, no inanimate objects pay taxes. People pay taxes. This endless rubbish about how much money any... -
Big Government: it is, therefore it regulates; it regulates, therefore it taxes
Posted on September 13, 2010 | No CommentsWhat if the Founding Fathers had held a competition to decide who among them could best articulate their intent in crafting a U.S. Constitution that would kick American exceptionalism into high gear? It would have been close competition but James Madison and Thomas Jefferson would... -
Should states compete to see which one can collect the most taxes?
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsIn the America envisioned by the Founding Fathers the individual states would be competing with one another to provide the best environment for free market activities in which their citizens could participate and prosper. States would not be competing to see which could collect the...