For the Chinese 2012 is the Year of the Dragon. For beleaguered California taxpayers this may be the Year of the Billionaire. Of the half dozen or …
California Commentary
Recapping the Year for Taxpayers
As our planet completes another trip around the sun we at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association join in the tradition of taking stock of what has …
Is This Poll for Real?
The tax-and-spend Sacramento insiders who hunger for more taxpayer cash are having to secure their drool bibs after the release of a poll claiming …
Animal House 2012
Near the end of the classic 1978 movie "Animal House" we see Kevin Bacon wearing his ROTC uniform wildly flailing his arms and screeching "Remain calm …
Why We Don’t Trust Politicians
Ask any of the politicians in Sacramento if they believe in government transparency full disclosure of their official actions and the open and honest …
Give Jobs a Chance
The California economy remains on life-support. The official unemployment rate second only to Nevada is at 11.7 percent. But even this dismal number …
They Can Dissemble But Their Votes Don’t Lie
The 2011 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Legislative Report Card is out and from the perspective of citizen taxpayers and homeowners the grades of …
Let Taxpayers Be Heard
Although there were no statewide issues on the ballot last Tuesday many Californians had the opportunity to vote on local measures many of which …
Fast train backers pulling fast one on taxpayers
Imagine you see an ad in the newspaper for a very fast shiny new sports car at a low low price. Tempted you grab your wallet and rush to the …
‘How Many Divisions Does the Pope Have?’
In the waning days of WW II during a discussion of the future of Eastern Europe British Prime Minister Winston Churchill cautioned Joseph Stalin to …