Notable Legislation

The Senate is considering legislation that will create a new quasi-government agency tasked with persuading foreigners to visit the U.S. To pay for this advertising, the bill aims to charge a $10 fee for every foreigner that does visit America. The European Commission’s Ambassador to Washington, John Bruton, weighed in, saying, “Only in ‘Alice in Wonderland’ could a penalty be seen as promoting the activity on which it is imposed.” Democrats just can’t help themselves. A penalty for not having health insurance, a tax on employers who don’t provide it, and a $10 fee for foreigners to pay for an agency that advertises to them all fit in the same template. Still, “Alice in Wonderland” can never be a part of the American Dream.