State Sen. Bob Hertzberg attempted to justify the latest plan to take more of your money in a column appearing in the Los Angeles Daily News. But his …
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The hidden costs of gas-tax legislation
For the last three weeks this column has focused on both the policies and politics of the $5.2 billion annual transportation tax increase. In the …
More sleight of hand with gas tax hikes
If Gov. Brown and members of the California Legislature think that the backlash against the car and gas tax increases will subside any time soon, they …
Gas tax hike recalls Gray Davis
Writing in 2007, Los Angeles Times editorial writer Robert Greene stated, “The defining issue of the 2003 recall was Gov. Gray Davis’ tripling of the …
Transportation tax hikes an insult to taxpayers
It’s easy to spend money when it’s not your own. That’s the case with the proposed massive tax hikes on California drivers announced Wednesday by Gov. …
‘Static cling’ in Sacramento
What is it with progressive politicians who believe that taxpayers won’t change their behavior because of tax policy? One would think that repeatedly …
Proposition 13 is the original victim of ‘fake news’
As Proposition 13 approaches its 39th birthday, it is still subject to the same dishonest attacks in the media that were used against it when it was …
Gann Limit back from past to needle big-spenders
Consider this argument from Sacramento politicians: California’s roads, freeways and bridges are crumbling. Our spending on transportation is so …
Taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for LA County’s political ads pushing Measure H tax increase
This Tuesday, Los Angeles County voters will decide Measure H, a proposed sales tax increase to pay for homeless programs. This tax increase will be …
California’s Secure Choice program is neither secure nor a choice
California’s “Secure Choice” program sounds harmless enough: A voluntary program — at least for now — that would enroll private sector employees who …