Is Gov. Tom Corbett giving you what you asked for?

May 4, 2011 at 2:15 pm

Should Gov. Corbett’s disapproval scores be so high for doing what he promised when running for the office last year?  Many Republicans (and a few Democrats) snickered while voting for Corbett in November, figuring the new Gov would not cut in areas where they have interests.  After some posturing, these cynical voters believe, Corbett would raise taxes, saying he had no choice. What has happened in the first 100 days of Corbett’s rule underscores the …

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Carriers squeeze patients to cut health care costs

April 2, 2011 at 6:07 pm

Health insurance carriers are finding solutions to limiting annual increases in premiums for employers.   Stiffing their members might actually defer health care from bankrupting the economy for a few more years.

By that time the guys in the back room with green eye shades will figure out another scheme to keep employer premiums low, legitimate or not.

Over the last two decades, there have been several methods to control health care costs for employers.  In …

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Government belongs in spirits business … or does it?

March 11, 2011 at 6:16 pm

Bible thumpers, where are you when we need you?

This could be the new rallying cry of about 4,000 PA liquor store clerks who are members of United Food and Commercial Workers LU 1776.  These people could lose their family-sustaining jobs if the Republican-controlled legislature and Republican Governor Tom Corbett have their way.

Privatizing liquor stores will not reduce the cost of government and, in fact, after making a one-time killing on the sale of …

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Words “economic development” most abused, overused, misused

March 11, 2011 at 6:07 pm

“Economic development.”

These may be the most abused, overused and misused words in the English language, at least in the U.S.

There was a time (back in the mid-Seventies) when they were spoken at a whisper level.   Didn’t want to tick off execs at the large factories.  To them, those words meant you were bringing in another company to compete for job skills, maybe even force wages up.

These words took new meaning in the …

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