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Ralph Martire makes the case in today’s Sun-Times that Illinois’ budget problems are caused by the so-called “structural deficit.” According to Martire “Illinois’ tax system fails to raise sufficient revenue to fund the public services provided today.” The logical fallacy here is pretty obvious. Martire assumes public services are something constant and unchangeable whereas the [...]

In a bizarre bit of election-year strategy, Democrat centrists like Joe Biden and Evan Bayh have taken to attending anti-Wal-Mart rallies around the country to show off their pro-labor credentials. “It’s not anti business,” Bayh told the New York Times, presumably with a straight face, “Wal-Mart has become emblematic of the anxiety around the country, [...]