Yet, these are the same sort of nanny-state moonbats who want to give your kids condoms and birth control pills. Apparently encouraging casual sex with multiple partners is less harmful to our children than a can of soda.

Yesterday, I wrote about Wisconsin Senator Dave Hansen’s proposal to require the teaching of collective bargaining in our public schools.  Today, I found an article that makes it more and more apparent that the Senator is representing government unions, and is thumbing his nose at the taxpaying citizens who pay the salaries of government employees:
University […]

Just hours ago, the Minnesota State legislature and Governor  Tim Pawlenty decided to reimburse the victims of the 35W bridge collapse up to $10,000 in lost wages due to the bridge collapse.  This is just the tip of the iceberg…More compensation could be rewarded as a result of legal action, and the Minnesota legislature is […]

Progress in Motion, the group behind a new series of radio ads supporting the 10 cent per gallon gas tax hike, made its case to the [Minnesota] Capitol media on Thursday.
The fuel tax is one part of the transportation bills that have passed the Minnesota House and Senate already this year, but Governor […]

There was an interesting article in Real Clear Politics today about Mike Huckabee, and his nanny-state, tax-and-spend, global warming platforms.  Here’s an excerpt:
There is no doubt about Huckabee’s record during a decade in Little Rock as governor. He was regarded by fellow Republican governors as a compulsive tax increaser and spender. He increased the […]

The Iowa Department of Revenue has decided that pumpkins are no longer considered an “edible squash”, which would make them a food item and therefore un-taxable.  It appears that pumpkins are mainly used for decorative purposes, and thus must be taxed as such.
The new department policy was implemented after  officials decided that pumpkins are used […]

Here’s a great - and funny - video made by some fine folks over in the UK, campaigning against Britain’s record and wasteful burden of tax.

In our second ‘Crosscut’, Charlie Quimby and I began  discussing my view of using taxation to alleviate a sense of guilt.  We didn’t stick to task, and instead found ourselves in an intriguing conversation about progressives’ wish for societal ‘fairness’, and conservatives’ desire of preserving freedom.  I wanted to come up with a different title […]