Did you know that there was an election last Tuesday? Not many voters did, and the tax-and-spend crowd likes it that way. In this little publicized …
California Commentary
It’s the Report Card Most Lawmakers Don’t Want You to See
Like inattentive students who dread having their parents see their unsatisfactory grades, most members of the California Legislature would just as …
It’s Scary Season Again
(Our Annual Update on How to Translate Your Property Tax Bill) For many the real scare this time of year is not the monsters at our doors on …
‘Cost of Service’ Principles Protect Ratepayers
Governor Brown's Attack on Prop 218 Is a Threat to the Middle Class Governor Brown has foolishly decided to poke a hornets’ nest with his signing …
Citizens Exhausted By Hypocrisy
Exhaust is what was emanating from the idling 3 ton SUV bearing state license plates sitting at the curb outside the Griffith Observatory. The parked …
It’s Never Enough
Chicago, Carl Sandburg’s “City of the big shoulders,” is about to find out just how heavy a tax burden homeowners are able to bear. Mayor Rahm Emanuel …
Commuters, Travelers and Junketers
According to press reports, Fresno Assemblyman Henry T. Perea is off to Spain to study high-speed rail while accompanied by business and labor …
Beware the Temporary Tax
A coalition of government employee unions has filed an initiative that would extend the temporary income tax hikes that were contained in Proposition …
Legislative Session Ends With Taxpayers Tired But Victorious
It’s been a long year in the Capitol for those of us who advocate against higher taxes, crushing regulations and wasteful government spending. The …
Is California a Low Property Tax State?
During Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first campaign for governor, one of his biggest backers, super wealthy Warren Buffet, famously said his property taxes …