". . . conservatives may be correct in asserting, as Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association did Monday, that raising taxes to give the Capitol more money to spend is 'like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.'"  Read more >>

Freshman Democrat Assemblyman Jared Huffman of San Rafael wants to make increasing property taxes easier.  Read more >>

The Metropolitan Water District shouldn't be misspending millions of dollars at the same time it is raising its rates, says Jon Coupal, president of HJTA.  Read more >>

SACRAMENTO -- A recent survey, commissioned by the California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights, shows voters overwhelmingly support a ballot measure to protect property rights from eminent domain abuse.  Read more >>

Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman has passed at the age of 94.

Many know him as a great advocate for the virtues of the free-market economy, but fewer may recall that he was an enthusiastic supporter of Proposition 13. In 1978 he appeared in television spots saying, "Don't let politicians fool you. Proposition 13 will work. It will not force schools to close. It will not cause policemen or firemen to disappear. It will not require increases in other taxes."

Professor Friedman and his wisdom will be sorely missed.

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