Tax Tyranny

It seems little has changed over the past year. In Washington, it's dirty business as usual. The 2005 Appropriations Bill was stock full of one outrageous earmark after another. Unfortunately, the 2006 Transportation Bill (H.R. 3058) bears a striking resemblance to its 2005 counterpart, doling out $5,888,000 for Joplin, Missouri's very own "Bridge to Nowhere."