Hoping for 1945 redux

From the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri:

Look closely at the first unfulfilled agenda item.

(Via Ben Smith)

Converting federal stimulus handouts into commensurate state tax cuts

Missouri House Republicans have the right idea:

House leaders are now working to direct $1 billion of the state’s stimulus share toward an 8-percent state income-tax cut for the next two years.

[..] The new plan would reduce the state income tax rate from 6 percent to 5.5 percent for two years, said House Budget Chairman Allen Icet, a St. Louis County Republican. The cut would apply to earnings from 2009 and 2010.

“At the end of the day, the Missouri taxpayer will be able to put more money in their pockets and decide how it should be spent to stimulate the economy,” Icet said.

Of course, state Democrats aren't keen on the idea—because they believe they can spend stimulus money better than the public. It's just typical lefty arrogance.