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COMMENTARY

With record tax collections, not spending would be ‘irresponsible,’ Wolf says | Tuesday Coffee

BY: - May 3, 2022

The state collected $6.5B in General Fund revenue in April, the most ever for a single month.

COMMENTARY

Yes, Pa. can afford to spend that money. The bigger question: Should it? | Opinion

BY: - August 1, 2019

With the passage of the 2019–2020 state budget, it won’t be long until we start to hear again: “We can afford it” as deliberations for next year’s state budget begin.

COMMENTARY

How the ‘Fair Share Tax’ will restore fairness to our tax system | Opinion

BY: - April 24, 2019

The bottom 60 percent of income earners, on average, pay at nearly double the tax rate of what the richest Pennsylvanians pay on average.  Here's how to restore the balance.