Update, 2/2: It seems that HB 1198 in particular was too good -- so good, Colorado's legislative Democrats had to kill it. As Government Underground skillfully reports, the Democrats accidentally had a bill drafted that would repeal not only the AMT credit but the AMT itself, and thus are "not even competent enough to raise our taxes as they would like." If it weren't our tax dollars at stake, it would be downright hilarious. I have tried to make the point before -- if inartfully -- that some of the "dirty dozen" tax hikes are worse policy than others. The fact they are being rammed through so quickly with so little deference to the concerns of large numbers of citizens showing up in protest has earned them all the "dirty" … [Read more...]
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Craig Becker Confirmation Vote: Michael Bennet Not Off Hook on Card Check
Last night on my guest co-hosting gig for Backbone Radio, we discussed not only the growing trend of government workers beginning to dominate the union movement. But the subject also came up about the Obama administration's efforts to backdoor the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (aka card check) through the appointment of SEIU lackey Craig Becker. One advantage of this approach? Fellow Democrats in Congress like the indecisive appointed junior U.S. Senator Michael Bennet wouldn't have to take an obvious position that either offends the Obama administration or the overwhelming number of Coloradans (and a majority of Colorado union members) opposed to this destructive proposal to re-write labor laws. It would just add to the … [Read more...]
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