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Signed, Sealed & Fracked
By Eric Zager at September 30, 2010 | 5:50 pm | 0 Comment
The “Halliburton loophole” is still wide open. Congress has not found enough energy, support, or both to stop the whole fracking ordeal that surfaced in 2005. At the behest of then Vice President Dick Cheney (Cheney was a former… Read the rest
[...read more]Knocking on a gas tax
By Eric Zager at September 30, 2010 | 2:35 pm | 1 Comments
Rancor has barely subsided over the House’s rammed through tax (SB 1155) on natural gas. Representative Garth Everett (R-Lycoming) stood in lock-step with most House Republicans in a failed attempt to stop the tax bill dead in its tracks.… Read the rest
[...read more]Epstein Hits the Air
By Eric Zager at September 29, 2010 | 7:21 pm | 1 Comments
One of RocktheCapital’s resident deans, Eric Epstein, takes to the airwaves on Thursday.
Epstein will be a featured guest on WCHE — 1520 am -starting at 9:15.
For intelligent insight on politics, the governor’s race, and more –it truly is… Read the rest
[...read more]PublicK NuisancE
By Pat Carroll at September 29, 2010 | 6:43 pm | 1 Comments
Forget special sessions and shale taxes — if our state Senators and their junior partners in the House would pass laws about partying at Bricco, they’d have some work product to show us every year.
Nothing elaborate, or… Read the rest
[...read more]Toms Takeout Cartoon
By Rock The Capital - Admin at September 29, 2010 | 4:50 pm | 4 Comments
House gears up to vote on Gas Tax
By Eric Zager at September 29, 2010 | 2:51 pm | 1 Comments
House lawmakers are ready to vote Today on a gas tax – after a marathon debate, and favorable vote on an amendment last night.
The amendment sets aside $70 million dollars in gas tax revenue for the general fund, the next… Read the rest
[...read more]The Radical Pragmatist: A Tale of Two Cities
By Andrew Stein at September 28, 2010 | 4:57 pm | 3 Comments
Generally this column addresses things that need changing. In the name, of fairness good happens in the state of Pennsylvania, a lot of good. Today I am going to talk about two perfect nights, one each in our two largest… Read the rest
Onorato Cartoon – The Glass is Half-Taxed
By Rock The Capital - Admin at September 28, 2010 | 4:48 pm | 999 Comments
Top Ten Jobs for Ed Rendell in 2010
By Eric Epstein at September 28, 2010 | 2:04 pm | 2 Comments
10) Doorman at Savannah’s Gentlemens’ Club. –
9) Comcast repairman. –
8) Host for Miss. America pageant. –
7) Curator at the Specter Library. –
6) Parole officer. –
5) Spokesman for the pork industry. –
4) Movie star. –
3) Stunt double for Jenny Craig. –
2) Psychiatrist. –
1) Proctologist.
A Natural Gas Tax is nearly in the Pipeline, but for how long?
By Eric Zager at September 27, 2010 | 8:19 pm | 0 Comment
At this hour, (4:45 pm) the House is debating a severance tax. If the House approves the Democratic sponsored severance bill, it will open the door to tax energy companies. At 39 cents per thousand cubic foot to start –… Read the rest
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