NathanBenefield

Chief Policy Officer at Commonwealth Foundation @MyCommonwealth
Opinions my own

[Tim Carney @TPCarney]

Just four years ago, the two parties were fighting over who was the party of tariffs. Now neither party wants to own them.

[Derrell Bradford @Dyrnwyn]

I have written about this before, and it should be obvious by now, but income caps aren't about fairness...they are about making a narrower, poorer constituency that will be easier to kill off. https://t.co/vWBu1ZK5MY

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

Sanders wants to expand government-funded health care, even as European countries struggle with rising costs, lengthy waiting lists, and shortages. https://t.co/FPWiujMeWs via @reason

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

Pennsylvania Tax Credit Offers National Model of Benefits for Public School Kids https://t.co/KWV2AYdb5y

[The 74 @The74]

As @JoshShapiroPA considers whether to opt in to the new federal tax credit, his state is already an example of how such programs can benefit kids in public school https://t.co/R71JZWB01V

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

Normies: "The election was about affodability"

No one: "Voters are really mad about the decline in rapes and robberies on SEPTA trains".

[Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso]

In a potential preview of next session, Philly Democratic state Sens. Sharif Street and Nikil Saval want to eliminate the SEPTA special prosecutor position.

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

"The midterms were a repudiation of Mr. Trump, not a vindication of Democrats’ agenda. That distinction is important." @RahmEmanuel https://t.co/AErPy5PH2i via @WSJopinion

[Dominic Pino @DominicJPino]

In the private sector, making a loan to someone who is unlikely to be able to pay it back is called "predatory lending."

In the public sector, it's called an "affordability measure."

[Robby Soave @robbysoave]

This woman blocked a proposal to turn an abandoned mall's vacant lot into a $5 billion data center. Then, according to NPR, she then went to the county council to request public funds to help fix her grandfather's roof. The council was like, um, well, we don't have as much extra cash as had hoped... thanks a lot by the way...

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

California voters rejected the union-backed wealth tax on last week’s ballot. Prop. 40’s defeat ought to steel establishment Democrats who may be tempted to surrender to the Bernie Sanders crowd. https://t.co/zn6M9diPgM via @WSJopinion

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

@zwhoopes Maybe, maybe not. But I don’t think voters will be happy two years from now if things are more expensive, taxes are higher, the lights don’t come on, and Pennsylvania is not “the only growing economy in the Northeast”

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

The headline talks about "affordability", but lawmakers in the article are talking about tax hikes, arbitrarily increasing the cost of low skill labor, and mandates to increase the cost of energy. @zwhoopes https://t.co/fGMNjrNoDq

[Broad + Liberty @BroadAndLiberty]

NEW: The Commonwealth Court has ruled against Gov. Shapiro’s office again in our nearly three-year Right-to-Know fight over a request related to the Mike Vereb scandal. It upheld an order to release 12 withheld records the office spent a year trying to keep under wraps. 🧵

[reason @reason]

According to an exit poll of midterm voters, just 21 percent said the tariffs had helped the national economy. Even fewer voters, just 14 percent, said the tariffs had helped their local economies. Meanwhile, more than 60 percent said the tariffs had caused harm.
https://t.co/U3NDDtVSPf

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

Can Democrats resist the urge to deny families choice in education? https://t.co/PGb7SEXqQB

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

@RdSweeney @GovernorShapiro Maine joined the national popular vote compact; so in this scenario, it doesn’t matter how anyone in Maine voted.

[NathanBenefield @NathanBenefield]

There are many problems with the national popular vote, notably, 50 states have 50 election laws (some require voter ID, some let felons vote, some only vote by mail, and CA takes months to count), not a national election, nor an official entity that counts the popular vote.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shaprio on whether he’d support the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

“I think the national popular vote makes sense...I'll work with lawmakers to figure out what the right mechanism is for moving forward on that.”

“But look, we're the ultimate swing state in Pennsylvania...I think Pennsylvania can still play a massive role even in a national popular vote.”

[Trent England @trentengland]

@PollTracker2024 Huge mistake
https://t.co/vE95zkviNJ