Crocodile ‘Tiers’ Over Water Rate Ruling
By Jon Coupal Last week the California Court of Appeal issued an important ruling interpreting Proposition 218, health the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association sponsored initiative approved by voters in 1996. Proposition 218 is entitled “The Taxpayers Right to Vote Act” for a very good reason. It reflects the policy that those who pay […]
Excessive Traffic Tickets: Hurting the Middle Class Again
By Jon Coupal Even good drivers get an occasional ticket. But in the last several years, cialis there has been a perverse incentive for eagle-eyed enforcement officers to issue even more citations. We are now discovering that California drivers are a goldmine for government by the imposition of traffic fines that are absurdly excessive. As […]
California’s Dust Bowl as another business takes a hike: See You Later, Sooners
By Jon Coupal In the 1930s, viagra sale tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Oklahoma, fled the Dust Bowl for California with hopes of a better life. Today it is ironic that California’s Farmers (Farmer Brothers coffee company, that is) has announced that it is fleeing our state for a less expensive destination that […]
What California Homeowners Should Know About the State Budget
Let’s be honest. When politicians and pundits discuss the state budget, very little is about the impact on homeowners. Notwithstanding the fact that a person’s home is their most important asset, this lack of perspective is understandable. When people think about political issues impacting their status as homeowners, they are far more likely to focus […]
California: Tax Hikes Loom for 2016 Ballot
Although it may seem far in the distant future, symptoms there has been a great deal of speculation regarding what ballot propositions might appear on the 2016 General Election ballot in California. Focusing on just those proposals having the potential for real harm to taxpayers, here is our short list: SALES AND INCOME TAX EXTENSION […]
