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There's a whole lotta smurfed goin' on.

I suspect this will be happening to the federal government too, before long. Maybe next year.

radarman wrote:

What the governator could do as a short term fix is ignore some of the most money-wasting propositions, and wait for the proponents to sue. Sure, he would probably lose - but in the meantime he would be getting some revenue.

Who knows, if it's effective enough; some of those props might even get repealed - if it can be proven they are helping cause the state's economic woes.

No offense, but that's about the worst strategy I ever heard of. "Probably" losing means that money will have to be paid later on, with interest (and legal costs). At best it buys a little bit of time.

Yeah, we're pretty well smurfed. Oh well, Happy Canada Day!

North Carolina will come as close to no new taxes as possible, meanwhile passing a smoke-and-mirror flimflam that gets hashed out in a smoke-filled room.

The old fashioned way.

Except, the gas tax is uncapped starting today.

Pariah wrote:

Oklahomans are incredibly regressive.

Simplified for ya'.

Bat wrote:

In an odd twist, it seems to be more the (D)s opposing Quinn's proposed income tax hike, which he shifted to being willing to make temporary (say two years' worth) to get thru this crunch. The budget the (D)-dominated legislature handed him instead nixed the tax hike in favor of huge cuts in social services... so what if the poor go hungry, health care goes to Hell in the Pres' home state etc.; the poor don't vote and midterms are coming up.

Way to go guys, Mike. You made The List.

You mean those health care programs Blago just started all on his own and the legislature expressly told him no on?

So?

Protesting spending, socialism and big government, hundreds of people gathered at the intersection of South College Road and Oleander Drive on Saturday for a July 4th Tea Party Rally.

The protest, which was sponsored by the Wilmington Campaign for Liberty and the Cape Fear Tea Party Patriots, followed in the footsteps of tea party protests held around the country on April 15 for Tax Day.

Organizers estimated between 100 and 200 people gathered Saturday, carrying signs and waving flags.

“It’s a protest against the encroachment of government, reducing its size, going back to our Constitution,” said Cary Naramore, one of the protest’s organizers. “Independence Day is just a very good day to think about our founding fathers, to educate everybody, to educate the masses to the voice of dissent against the rush to socialism.”

Others at the protest echoed Naramore’s sentiments, citing different aspects of government but above all the need for education.

“This is a long time coming,” fellow organizer Jennifer Bias said. “We’ve basically been fighting since 1913 when the Federal Reserve took power. We have Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians out here for the same reason. Government is becoming this monstrosity, becoming less and less free. Unless people wake up to this, there will be no relief.”

While many of the protestors carried homemade signs with various slogans, Frank Nichols took it one step farther, coming in full costume.

“People ask that (what the costume is) all the time, who am I supposed to be,” Nichols said. “I’m Paul Revere. I’m getting the word out. I want people to understand where we came from and where we’re heading, down the road to socialism. If you have $1 in your pocket, you can’t spend 100.”

Bob Burke said he was worried about government establishing new policies before fixing current ones, citing the push for a national health care system before fixing Medicare and Medicaid.

“I’m not opposed to programs that are told in advance with price tags. But if you can’t fix what we have now, why put new things in?” Burke said. “I’m a veteran, and I’d go back in if they’d take me. That’s what this country used to be about.

‘I just want people to know what they’re doing. There’s no one you can put in office that won’t make a mistake. Just be up front about it.”

The photo shows about 6 people. But, could have missed the crowd, I suppose.
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/2 … arty-Rally

Bat wrote:

Public health officials in Chicago are calling on state lawmakers to craft a responsible public health budget.

Last week Illinois Governor Pat Quinn vetoed a budget bill that would have severely cut into human services, including public health.

But Commissioner Dr. Terry Mason says in spite of that veto, cuts like those proposed by lawmakers would endanger his department's ability to fight infectious diseases.

MASON: There will be 8,000 fewer case investigations of such infections as salmonella, e. coli, hepatitis, meningitis, rabies, MRSA, and swine flu. Yes, that’s right, swine flu.

Public health officials say lawmakers need to work out a budget compromise with Governor Quinn by July 14th.

State Budget Cuts Would Affect the City's Ability to Fight Infectious Diseases

So? Just drink more tea.

sturner wrote:

And eat more peppers!

My habaneros are coming on now

Make sure to have some dairy on hand.

Where is the fun in that?

Hefty price to prevent stingring. Y'all are cruel bastards.