Frankfort pickpockets go Hollywood, again

Starstruck Kentucky legislators are going to try again in 2009 to subsidize movie-making in the Bluegrass state. A very similar bill failed in the 2008 session.

It won't get that far, but it would be great if these tax incentive bills spurred a real debate about why state officials feel the need to take tax money from some people and give it to others.

With news that most states are facing economic difficulty, now would be a great time to see them give up on the idea that they can create and run a bureaucracy that is better suited to picking winners and losers in the economy than market forces.