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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished in the Show-Me State

Here’s an interesting story out of Missouri, where state Sen. Chuck Purgason engaged in a 20-hour filibuster in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to stop a new tax break for auto makers.

Amazingly, to get the bill to the Senate floor, leaders stripped Purgason of a committee chairmanship to try to shut him up. Obviously, it didn’t work, given the length of the senator’s talk-a-thon.

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my name is Ben said on Jul 18 2010 at 11:35pm
Last time I checked, a no tax policy is still a tax policy. If you are taxing corporations they are still choosing to do business in a state because of it's (no) tax policy.

Lola said on Jul 19 2010 at 1:16pm
my name is Ben,

Your comment doesn't make any sense. Try again.

my name is Ben said on Jul 19 2010 at 10:09pm
okay.

If a state chooses to make their tax policy without taxes, and call it a No-Tax Policy, then, that No-Tax Policy is still their tax policy. Ergo, companies choosing to do business in their state because the state doesn't have taxes are really choosing that state for their No-Tax Policy, a tax policy.

Brett said on Jul 20 2010 at 12:00pm
my name is Ben,

That's about as clear as mud. Thanks, Ben. I'm assumming you get the point of the blog. But for some reason you seem more interested in this bizarre word play.

test said on Jul 20 2010 at 3:43pm
testing comments

my name is Ben said on Jul 20 2010 at 10:38pm
My best guess as to the point ofthe blog is to stir people up into an angry, ilinformed mob. I've heard that an uneducated person is the best to have on your side.