Again, the entity promoting the repeal of earnings taxes in Kansas City and St. Louis got another massive economic boost from their supporter.

What is this, some kind of welfare program for the right wingnut initiative industrial complex? Just asking.

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C101013 LET VOTERS DECIDE [pdf] 10/1/2010

Rex Sinquefield

Westphalia, MO

Retired

9/30/2010

$3,900,000.0[0]

Travis H. Brown

St. Louis, MO

Self-Employed

9/30/2010

$5,001.00

That’s no typo. That’s three million, nine hundred thousand dollars. Funny, it appears the Missouri Ethics Commission system can’t handle that many digits.

And Travis H. Brown? There’s gotta be a connection in there somewhere:

LOBID:L000946

Lobbyist’s Name Travis Brown

Principal(s) listed by Lobbyist

PELOPIDAS, LLC

COLUMBIA MO A 7/12/2007

REX AND JEANNE SINQUEFIELD

ST. LOUIS MO A 7/12/2007

This being right wingnut politics in Missouri there’s gotta be something about a plane in there somewhere, too. Oh, yes, there is!

And even more connections:

Campaign Finance: a sample of those $5000.00 and up 48 hour reports (September 29, 2010)

….It’s always an interesting enterprise when one peruses the information on contributions over $5000.00 which are required to be reported within forty-eight hours of receipt to the Missouri Ethics Commission:

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C031160 FRIENDS OF TILLEY [pdf] 9/24/2010

REX AND JEANNE SINQUEFIELD

WESTPHALIA MO

RETIRED

9/24/2010

$100,000.00

[emphasis added]

Really, for Air Tilley?

Somehow, the line in the film Inception (2010) comes to mind:

“I bought the airline…It seemed neater.”

Let’s rephrase that…”I bought the state…it seemed easier.”

Previously:

Let’s tell you ’bout their best friends (June 23, 2010)

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (r): the base reaches out and opens up their wallets (June 22, 2010)

Even more millions here and even more millions there… (June 21, 2010)

A million here and a million there… (June 4, 2010)