The Libertarian: An End To Gerrymandering?

Tomorrow we commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Al Qaeda mass atrocity committed against our nation which resulted in the deaths of nearly three thousand innocents. We should remember and mourn the loss of those who died at the hands of modern-day barbarians, express support for the loved ones they left behind, celebrate the heroism of the first responders, and express gratitude for those servicemen and women who took the fight to jihadist terrorist organizations abroad and thereby prevented more attacks and human suffering.

Is the progressive dream of wealth taxes soon to be reality – or a fiscal and economic nightmare – should voters approve Proposition 40 and a one-time 5% tax on the holdings of the Golden State’s billionaire class? And 25 years after one of the darkest days in the republic’s history, what is the legacy of the 9/11 attacks on America?

A thought experiment finds that vast government spending would overwhelm even a complete confiscation.