Links for May 10, 2010: Orwellian tax amnesty ad, National debt up a cool tril since last fall, Lynne Abraham pooh-poohs new Philly marijuana arrest policy, others….

1. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue | Tax Amnesty TV ad “We Know Who You Are”

   Pennsylvania’s Department of Revenue has already shed the pretense that its residents do not live in an Orwellian State.  The voice should have gone on to say: “Ignorance of the law is no excuse, Tom. You know you have a civic duty to understand and abide by Pennsylvania’s Personal Income Tax Code. We’ve even put it online for you.”

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   Former Philly DA Lynne Abraham: "Welcome to Philadelphia, Light Up a Joint."

   Peter G. Peterson Foundation | National Debt Tweets (NationalDebt) on Twitter

   The national debt is pushing $13,000,000,000,000. Since the beginning of last November, the federal government spent has $1,000,000,000,000 more dollars that it did not have. I tell you, this health care bill had better take a huge-ass chunk off of the deficit, and fast.

3. Abraham’s rips Williams over marijuana let-up | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/04/2010

   Hey, that’s great, Lynne. Just let us know when we can expect to receive your annual $3,000,000 donation to pay for the adjudication of these small-time dope smokers.

Links for April 19th, 2010: What is a Libertarian?, Marijuana Law Enforcement in Philly, R.I.P. Jack Herer, others….

1. Stossel | What is a Libertarian?

   The Cato Institute posts this excellent intro to Libertarianism to share with your interested friends and family. At the end, Stossel asks for alternatives to the term “Libertarian”. I liked the term a lot until I learned that it used to be the term for “leftist anarchism”. I’d like to come up with another term to avoid the confusion.

2. Radio Times | WHYY | Marijuana law enforcement in the city of brotherly love

   A step in the right direction for marijuana policy in Philadelphia. Now I wish I’d voted for Seth Williams.