High Speed Rail and Climate Change Nonsense
By Jon Coupal Liberals and good government advocates (“googoos”) frequently decry citizens’ mistrust in government, especially in California. Over the last decade and a half, numerous surveys have confirmed that voters distrust government on several levels including waste, corruption and lack of responsiveness to legitimate public needs. The recent criminal exploits – both actual and […]
California tax addicts set sights on property–Beware SB 1021
They’ll use any excuse to raise your property taxes. The following editorial appeared in U-T San Diego on April 4, 2014: A common refrain in California is that it’s awfully difficult to raise taxes because of Proposition 13 and other laws. But the reality is these obstacles have often been overcome. That’s why we have […]
What the Best Governors Look Like – And they aren’t in California
. . By Jon Coupal Suppose you pick up your typical California newspaper and see headlines like, “State Unemployment Far Below the National Average” and “State Running Healthy Surplus; Gov. to Return Money to Taxpayers.” You just might find yourself paraphrasing Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, “Sutter Brown, I’ve got a feeling were […]
Prop 13 saved by lawmakers’ misconduct?
. . By Jon Coupal Because of the conviction of one member of the state Senate, and the indictment of a second, Proposition 13 — and taxpayers who rely on its protections — may have slipped the noose being prepared for it by majority Democrats in the Legislature. Senator Rod Wright, a Los Angeles […]
California High Taxes & So-Called Balanced Budget
. . . By Erik Rosales Have you stopped to consider how high your taxes are? If you live in California, you are taxed at a higher rate than nearly any other state. Some say California taxes you for everything. It has some of the steepest sales tax, personal income tax and corporate tax rates […]
Legislature Wakes Up to Pension Problem
. By Jon Coupal Is it possible that the California Legislature is finally coming to grips with the public employee pension crisis? We certainly hope so. For years, our political leadership has behaved more like ostriches with their heads buried in the sand regarding the many billions of dollars of “unfunded liabilities” in California’s pension […]
Editorial: They Want to Double the Car Tax
Stop Sign of the Times By Jon Coupal Many Californians may not have noticed, but their wallets just avoided getting hit by a speeding car tax. Last month, the Attorney General cleared a measure entitled the “California Road Repairs Act of 2014” to begin collecting signatures for placement on the November ballot. Backed […]
Do We Need More State Workers?
By Jon Coupal Government employee union leaders are grinning from ear to ear. Governor Brown wants to hire an additional 1,600 employees and jettison some state contracts with private sector workers. It’s been said that all government work should be subjected to the “Yellow Pages test.” If a service provider can be found in the […]
Undermining Prop 13: State Set to Drive Out Business
By Jon Coupal A handful of far-left, Bay Area activists think they have come up with a clever plan to chip away at Proposition 13. Specifically, they are attempting to persuade local school boards and city councils to pass resolutions in support of removing Prop 13 protections for business property. While “resolutions” are not laws, […]
New Tool to Fight Back Against Concerted Attack on Proposition 13
Viewpoint A San Francisco-based far left activist group has recently declared war on Proposition 13. They want to abolish Proposition 13 as we know it so that they can begin an unprecedented shakedown of California taxpayers. They are trying to pressure local officials into passing resolutions opposing Prop. 13. Now, dosage you can fight back […]
