...Or the Puppy Gets It

Powerline on taxes and the Washington Monument ploy.

For a generation, liberals have used guilt to squeeze ever more money from the taxpayers. We are told that we have to pay more, or teachers' pensions will be cut...benefits for poor people will be slashed...public employees will be laid off.

This year, though, the appeal isn't working. Voters have had it, as reflected in this Rasmussen survey, which finds that by a whopping 69%-19% margin, Americans--not likely voters, or the numbers would be even worse--are unwilling to pay more in taxes to avoid layoffs of state employees.