Critics question Pennsylvania pension generosity
In our opinion those fat pensions are offered to public office holders who complain they are underpaid. The text argues state retirement plans are very generous, providing lump sums and sizable pensions, and notes these benefits are framed as fringe benefits that officials often overlook.
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Pennsylvania
The Hypochondriac Mind In Times Of Campaign Fever
A Paul Harvey essay notes how public anxiety, fake remedies, and calls for quick fixes rise with political campaigns. It compares health and economic medicine, warning against overreliance on pills or big stimuli and urging calm, sound policy and patience.
End of the Decade: From Turbulence to Fresh 1980s Hopes
The passage marks the closing of the 1970s, noting economic turmoil, unsolved fiscal crises in cities like New York, and failed policy responses. It highlights municipal borrowing costs rising, Health care costs as a systemic concern, and calls for urgent action as a new decade begins.
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Hidden threats in a secret report on energy and inflation
A 7 page confidential study warns that liquid metal fast breeder reactors may never move beyond blueprints risking limited electricity for homes and cars. The text blasts bureaucratic delay and high costs, urging energy conservation and a diversified future policy.
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America
Secret report says alternate energy ideas lag far behind
The document says fusion, solar, sea wave, wind, and shale oil are inadequate or a generation away. It notes only four new reactor orders in 1975 and one in early 1976, with over 200 orders deferred since 1974 and about 30 cancelled. It cites public opposition, financial hurdles, and a stalled fast breeder program with no commercial reactor tested in the U.S. yet and a long timeline for fuel, reprocessing, and waste disposal.
PSEA endorsements scrutinized amid political tilt in PA
The Pennsylvania State Education Association backs most incumbents, critics say inflating campaign odds. Tax burden varies by state, with Pennsylvania’s average local state tax around 334 per person, below many states. A beer-in-groceries bill faces a twist as tavern lobby backs higher liquor discounts, costing the state treasury millions unless offset.
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