The Millionaires' Tax -- A Double Failure
Milton Friedman's maxim that few things are as mobile as rich people and capital is proven starkly by data showing the wealthy are leaving California in record numbers. It is probably no coincidence...
View ArticleSurprise Attack on Proposition 13
In perhaps one of the most brazen political moves in California history, Democrat leadership last week unveiled a budget proposal that would shred the California Constitution by raising billions of new...
View ArticleContact Your Representative
Make your voice heard!You can make a huge difference in protecting Prop. 13 and Prop. 218 (the Right to Vote on Taxes Act) by contacting your Assembly and State Senate Representatives.Every day, the...
View ArticleARTICLE: Lawmakers Debate Blueberries Over Budget
What is the California Legislature doing during this enormous budget crisis? As this article reports, legislators are processing dozens of peripheral bills on topics such as a blueberry commission and...
View ArticleARTICLE: Unions Must Loosen Grip on Legislature
This article on Reuters.com explains how workers unions—wielding full legislative veto power—are the major obstacles to finding a solution to California's budget crisis. As the article shows, something...
View ArticleARTICLE: Legislators' Car Budgets Cost Millions
This article in the Los Angeles Times exposes the millions of taxpayer dollars being spent on personal vehicles and transportation for state lawmakers. Meanwhile, budget cuts are beginning to affect...
View ArticleARTICLE: Rules Strangling Economy
This article in the Santa Maria Times describes how California’s mounding debt is threatening to tip over into state bankruptcy. Even with the recall of Governor Gray Davis, state spending has...
View ArticleARTICLE: New Bill Could Expand CRV Charge
HJTA president Jon Coupal is quoted on ABC7 news regarding the new bill that could double the CRV charge to bottles and cans. Though California already has a relatively high recycle rate, lawmakers...
View ArticleARTICLE: Legislative Employees Still Get a Sweet Deal
As the state economy continues to plunge, Legislators retain some of the "cushiest" employee benefits imaginable. These include, lifetime health coverage after five years, $50,000 life insurance funds,...
View ArticleNEWS: California Democrats at odds over budget surplus
In the wake of a financial surplus due to the passage of Proposition 30, The Reporter reports Governor Brown, who has pledged to maintain fiscal restraint and build a cash reserve, faces pent-up...
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