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How to Know When It’s Time to Vote Out the Current State Government

The Washington Post: [1]

Maryland lawmakers early this morning passed about $1.4 billion in annual tax increases and a public referendum on legalizing 15,000 slot machines as a far-reaching special session of the General Assembly hurtled to a close.

Passage of the bills is intended to solve two long-festering issues: chronic budget problems created by passing a landmark education law five years ago without funding to pay for it and the perennial debate over slot machine gambling.

Before adjourning at 2:36 a.m., lawmakers had sent two bills needed to execute a referendum on slots to Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), as well as another two tax bills and a measure to offer health insurance to 100,000 poor and uninsured adults without Medicaid coverage.

Let’s see, here. $1.4 Billion, divided among 5,600,388 people. (2000 census) That’s $178.55 for every living soul in the state.  Of course that’s unrealistic, since not everyone works… which ….irony abounds… is exactly the problem. Don’t call them ‘Tax and Spend”, though. That wouldn’t be nice.

Michelle Malkin notes the same story and leads with the headline:

“Happy Holidays, Maryland. Now bend over.” [2]

Yeah, no kidding, Michelle.

Had enough of Democrats yet, Maryland?