From a truly depressing article called "How Government Wrecked the Gas Can:"
I’m pretty alert to such problems these days. Soap doesn’t work. Toilets don’t flush. Clothes washers don’t clean. Light bulbs don’t illuminate. Refrigerators break too soon. Paint discolors. Lawnmowers have to be hacked. It’s all caused by idiotic government regulations that are wrecking our lives one consumer product at a time, all in ways we hardly notice.
Maybe there's hope for the country:
In a survey launched by Young America's Foundation and conducted by the polling company, Kellyanne Conway, Inc., more than 60 percent of college-age students feel that government should not take an active role in their day-to-day-lives, and half of respondents believe that the federal government is mostly hurting economic recovery.
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Third District Rep. Marlin Stuzman is getting some attention for his revelation that his mother considered aborting him (see this National Review piece, for example):
Giving illegal immigrants drivers licenses and access to government benefits was dumb. But this is just insane:
Gov. Mike Pence issued the first vetoes of his administration today, rejecting two bills that created new professional licenses.
Indiana is the best place to do business in the Midwest and the fifth-best nationwide according to a survey by Chief Executive magazine of more than 500 chief executives.
Here's some scary stuff, because while this woman is one of the few dumb enough to say it out loud, there are a whole lot of people in government who think exactly the same way . . .
Illinois State Representative Sara Feigenholtz thinks her job is to “give rights” to people.
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It's come to this -- Even "Indie" rock is getting government subsidies:
For the first time, the U.S. government’s trade arm is stepping in to help the music business, funding trade missions to Brazil and Asia in recent months for the heads of a dozen independent music labels, which make up one-third of the U.S. music market.
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I've seen a lot of speculation today about whether this means the governor is getting serious about a presidential run:
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to aggressively slim down for the sake of his wife and kids, he revealed to The Post last night.
The Garden State governor agreed to the operation at the urging of family and friends after turning 50 last September.
