The Coin in the Coffers

Pushy
Lawmakers say they will push for a statewide tax on carbon dioxide pollution. The Legislature’s Joint Energy Committee last week reviewed two draft bills that would raise the tax on gasoline by up to 88 cents per gallon. (VTDigger.org, 10/28/2015)

Another brilliant idea from Liberals who - make no mistake - are intent on undoing the Industrial Age. They say that the added cost to taxpayers will be offset because they will lower other taxes. 

You believe them, don't you?


House Speaker Job Requires Hats Ryan Has Never Worn (actual New York Times headline, 10/28/2015)

Hillary Clinton's Presidential Hat Ready (proposed New York Times headline, 10/28/2015)


Sober
U.S. student performance slumps on national exams: Fourth-graders and eighth-graders across the United States lost ground on the national mathematics tests, the first declines in scores since the federal government began administering the exams in 1990. Reading performance also was sobering: Eighth-grade scores dropped, while fourth-grade performance was stagnant compared with 2013, according to results released Wednesday. (Washington Post, 10/28/2015)

And the Liberal response will be: "We are not spending enough on education in this country."

The correct response should be: "Given the enormous amount of money we are spending on education in this country, teachers must be held accountable for these poor results."

The only result will be that teachers unions will increase their political contributions to Democrats who provide the shield that protect them from accountability.