The annual World Happiness Report was released last week, and it shockingly found that the United States failed to rank in the top 20 happiest …
California Commentary
Even if Proposition 1 passes, California taxpayers have sent a clear message to Gov. Gavin Newsom
This wasn’t supposed to happen. Proposition 1, a ballot measure backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature with a multi-million dollar campaign …
Don’t blame Prop. 13 for California’s mental health crisis
The tax-and-spend lobby loves to blame Proposition 13 for all of California’s woes. This has become so routine that we at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers …
A bold idea for California: Instead of passing so many new laws, how about some oversight over existing ones?
The reaction from politicians to California’s budget deficit – now estimated by the Legislative Analyst to be around $73 billion – breaks down into …
Gov. Newsom’s silly arguments against the Taxpayer Protection Act don’t stick
Last week, the organizations sponsoring the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) filed their response to the governor and …
As Milei proved in Argentina, far-left status quos can’t last forever and can be defeated
Even though law-abiding citizens, taxpayers, and businesses are leaving California in droves, most Golden Staters are staying – for now at …
Assembly Bill 205 blows back on Democrats who voted for it
Democrats in the state legislature have announced the introduction of a bill to repeal part of Assembly Bill 205 from 2022 that requires …
California is not East Berlin. A wealth tax in California would expedite the exodus.
Daily news reports on the great “California Exodus” are not just from conservative outlets. Left-leaning publications such as the Los Angeles Times …
Colorado’s lesson to California about tax reform
Can meaningful tax reform advance, or even survive, in progressive blue states? In California, this is not just an academic question. Proposition 13 …
Will California’s budget woes impact tax reform?
The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) is a proposed constitutional amendment which has already qualified for the November …