Straight Line Projections

This is no different than the healthcare pundits crying that in 10 years, healthcare costs will have expanded to 75% of our economy. It's stupid on its face.

Biased Survey Skews Stats

In other news, dog bites man.

Nearly a year after Minnesota implemented a statewide smoking ban, the new law is getting high marks from residents. A new survey released today by ClearWay Minnesota, a strong nonprofit advocate of the ban, shows that 77 percent of Minnesotans support it with 41 percent indicating strong support.

In fact, the smoking ban is more popular than the Mall of America (69 percent) and State Fair Pronto Pups (69 percent).

The lobbying group primarily responsible for stealing this particular property right from private property owners says the theft is popular.

And they would never lie.