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 …
California Commentary
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 …
Fool Me Once . . .
[As seen in the Sacramento Bee.] Although the media is paying a lot of attention to the possibility of tax hikes for transportation, the consensus …
Steyer, Steyer, Pants on Feyer
A decade ago, former CBS News correspondent Bernard Goldberg authored a book titled 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. If Goldberg were writing …
California Taxpayers and the 20th Maine
Although comparisons to actual wartime fighting should be used sparingly, California taxpayers can’t help but feel a bit like the 20th Maine Regiment …
Beleaguered Taxpayers Indeed
Especially in California, the word “taxpayer” is frequently preceded by the word “beleaguered.” Given our large tax burden and the tragic level of …
Don’t Reward Bad Behavior
Why Higher Taxes for Potholes is a Bad Idea To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, here we go again. Once more, taxpayers are being told by our political …