Some cliches are worth repeating: a picture speaks a thousand words. We periodically release comics to make our points, and they have appeared in various Wyoming newspapers. Feel free to use these comics, but we ask that you give us credit if you do so. (Click on any picture for a high-resolution version.)
It’s been a busy budget session and our cartoon this time tells it like it is. Not only do our citizen legislators have to wade through a behemoth budget bill, they have another 250 that they have to vote on, whether they know what they’re about or not. This makes it all the more important for citizens to keep an eye on what’s happening and let legislators know when they are voting against freedom.
Does it seem like you have less and less of your own money to spend and jobs are harder to come by? That might be because you are battling a government that is every day more like an octopus; while you confront an ever increasing burden of government head on, its tentacles reach around and pick your pocket with hidden taxes.
Has old media become a dinosaur on the brink of extinction? As it has linked arms with big government to try to crush new media, we think that may now be the case. Read the article explaining how the SOPA and PIPA work to restrain free speech.
We struggle under the burden of ever-inflating government. Just let go! Down-to-earth free-market alternatives to ballooning government worked in the past and can work again.
This comic represents the Wyoming Liberty Index, maintained by the Wyoming Liberty Group but scored by volunteers. |
When we spotted a flagrant example of media bias, we thought this cartoon would help explain it. |
Government-run health care. |
With federal funds come federal shackles, as Sven Larson explained at a First Tuesday event. |
Don’t nullify, rather, restore federalism to its proper place. |
