Kudos to Jerry Lindberg of Crystal, who penned this excellent letter to the editor in the MN Sun Newspaper this week:

To the editor:

When the final history of the United States is written, it will show we were a land of achievement, courage, opportunity, faith, principle and yes, wealth. It will also show we apparently took a long nap in the late 20th and early 21st centuries when politicians figured out that robbing Peter to pay Paul will always meet Paul's approval.

Which brings us to our $2.2 billion tax surplus. A tax surplus is an overpayment, the result of legislators reaching into our back pockets and taking more money than they asked for.

The options are:

Return it to its rightful owners.

Readjust the tax code to insure it won't happen again.

Or, they could redirect it to their favorite unions, er, constituents.

Anyone want to bet which idea wins?

Our local state representatives - Carlson, Peterson and Rest - have been strangely silent on the surplus. I, for one, would like to read their thoughts on the surplus in these pages. I would like to read - in plain English - why they believe government has earned a cash bonus. These are liberals, folks, and they're in the majority! They're going to spend the money, regardless. The least we can do is make them dance for their dinner! Demand they explain their actions here. It might be a teaching moment for our kids - a living demonstration that the most destructive force in nature isn't a hurricane, earthquake or tornado - but a tax-and-spend politician with an unspent pot of money.

Jerry Lindberg

Crystal

This is how to change hearts and open eyes. Jerry will get a huge round of applause at our Chili & Chat event this Tuesday -- and we promise he won't have to dance for his dinner!