All the federal government needs to do is dangle “free” cash for long enough, and eventually, states, even those who vowed not to accept more cash, will cave in. Los Times: Mr. Sanford joined several other governors who had initially expressed hesitation about the money but later relented, including Dave Heineman of Nebraska and Sonny […]

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The other day I wrote about how the governor of South Carolina had vetoed a bill which would raise SC cigarette taxes by $.50 per pack stating, A politician finally understands that placing a large burden on a small set of the population cannot fix our budget problems.  Good for SC. Alas, today the state […]

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