The Wal-Mart Bill
by: Elizabeth L. Wright

In January, the Maryland legislature overrode Governor Bob Ehrlich's veto of the Fair Share Act. The legislation requires all businesses in the state of Maryland with 10,000 or more employees to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on employee health benefits or pay the difference in a tax. Although there are several large employers in the state, the bill only affects Wal-Mart. In reality, this law has nothing to do with providing health insurance. It represents the continuing effort of labor unions and their allies to demonize and punish successful, non-unionized companies.

Bingo Terrorism
by: Jessica Shoemaker

In October 2005, the Kentucky Office of Charitable Gaming won a $36,300 grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect bingo halls from terrorists. There was never an objective assessment that found a higher risk of terrorist infiltration in Kentucky's bingo halls than other types of employment. Instead, a state official obtained the federal grant based on a hypothetical scenario he pieced together while perusing the Internet.