A Furlough Friday Rap Video, From Sacramento With Love

"No one owes you anything" - Harry Browne

I'm going to venture that none of the diligent state employees in this Furlough Friday video are big fans of the great Harry Browne.

Try to choke back your tears and laughter if you're a productive member of society. Nevertheless, we should be on the lookout for increasing instances of this type of social unrest, particularly those who depend on the State for their well being...because the State is broke!

The best part is this quote from the Sacramento Bee:

Two CSU San Marcos employees, singer/songwriter Tiamo De Vettori and Josh Galea'i, have made a rap video about "Furlough Fridays." In a telephone interview with The State Worker, De Vettori said that he and Galea'i started work on the song and video last October.

6 months to produce this? If they decide to produce a short documentary about the furloughs, I wonder if they could wrap it up by 2019 or thereabouts.

Related reading: The Debt Debacle Rolls On: Socialism's Grand Finale

Online Poker Legalization Could Be "In The Cards" For California

Sorry about the headline...I just couldn't help myself!

It's amazing how a good budget crisis can make a Libertarian out of any politician. "Can we tax it if we legalize it?"

First it was the Hippy Lettuce on the table for legalization in my home state, the People's Republic of California - and now - online poker!

California Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said today he's open to the idea but wants more time to study it (ie. more time to gauge the potential tax revenue) reports the Sacramento Bee.

Imagine what kind of fun we're missing out on at a national level, all because the Federal Government isn't required to balance a budget? We could be getting a heavy dose of sex, drugs, and rock and roll poured down our throats by Uncle Sam, in an attempt to raise some tax revenue to balance the budget!

"No Uncle Sam, please not another hooker...I gotta go to work!"

Hey if we have concerts to benefit victims of natural disasters and such, why not dust of Kenny Rogers and have him go acoustic for this cause? Come to Sac, Kenny - beer's on me!