Taxes
No Taxation Without Ambulation
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] Missouri’s budget crisis is certainly in the news, so some legislators are trying to innovate their way out. According to an article in the St. Louis Business Journal (snippet from the online version), a tax on Internet-based sales will be proposed in the Missouri … Continue reading
Get Your Law On
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] According to an article from the Post-Dispatch, it’s bill-writin’ season! And you know what that means: Missouri legislators are proposing legislation based on every constituent’s letter that begins, “There oughta be a law …” Here are the highlights: A ban of beer bongs, Jell-O … Continue reading
Health Is a Right; Health Care Is Not
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] There’s a nice short article on KOMU Channel 8’s website advocating increased public funding for health care in Missouri. Now, I am not a monster. I do think it would be better if more people had better health care — but I am not … Continue reading
Stock Slump Provides Bridge to Cheaper Gas
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] The stock market troubles that have made the front page of CNN’s website almost every day for the last two weeks (at least) are fairly generally accepted to be part of a national economic slowdown, which is almost certainly much older than the recent … Continue reading