This fall has been especially frightening. There have been the little monsters at our doors on Halloween the monstrous politicians invading our homes …
California Commentary
Death of the Tax Revolt?
In the wake of Tuesday's election results more than a handful of news stories and commentaries are reporting that the California tax revolt which …
Jerry Brown and the Dead Language
Jerry Brown likes to drop phrases from an archaic language Latin to spice up his interviews. When discussing the hard work of politics Brown recently …
When Will We Be Number One?
We have just moved up from 5th to 4th in a ranking of all 50 states by the Washington DC-based Tax Foundation but for average folks this is not good …
Have You No Sense of Decency?
When Army special counsel Joseph Welch asked during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings "Have you left no sense of decency?" he could just as easily have …
Are Promoters of the Prop. 30 Tax Increase in Panic Mode?
Promoters of Proposition 30 are losing their cool. Until last week backers of Jerry Brown's $50 billion tax increase were content to use their $40 …
Would You Buy a Used Car from These Guys?
Would you patronize a business whose advertising has been repeatedly revealed by the press as misleading? That is how numerous news outlets have …
Heads Up, Taxpayers — Incoming!
While voters’ attention is being diverted to the three major statewide tax increase measures on the November ballot, Propositions 30, 38 and 39, many …
Getting Burned by Dancing with the Devil
In a state Capitol hearing room, the taxpayer advocate waited patiently for the 37 special interest pleaders to finish speaking in favor of yet …
Spending Taxpayer Dollars to Push Prop 30 Is Illegal (Oh, and Politically Stupid, Too)
Does Governor Brown secretly harbor a death wish for Proposition 30? He claims this massive $50 billion tax hike is his highest priority as he …