To cover their posteriors after running up massive budget deficits the Sacramento politicians have placed Propositions 1A through 1F on the May 19th …
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Disconnect and the Tea Parties
In normal times political institutions generally reflect the members they serve. In theory a legislative body reflects the combined wisdom and …
An End to Padded Water Bills?
When you buy a pair of shoes you assume that the price you pay includes the store's cost for the footwear and a profit margin on top of that. However …
As a Spending Limit Prop. 1A Does Not Cut It
Speaking before a meeting of over a thousand members of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association in 1992 former President Ronald Reagan told the …
Prop. 1A: We’ve Heard These Promises Before
All right Sherman let's set the Wayback Machine for February 16 2004. Listen we can hear Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger saying "By voting yes on …
Governor You’re Not in Hollywood Anymore
In Hollywood when a studio is having problems with a screenplay they often call on a skilled writer known as a "script doctor" to improve portions of …
Waking a Sleeping Giant
As portrayed in the 1970s movie about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Tora Tora Tora Admiral Yamamoto states after the attack "I fear all we …
Proposition 1A: Keeping Taxpayers in the Dark
All those who favor putting the brakes on Sacramento's ability to overspend please raise your hands. I see that is most of you. Those against? I see a …
Taxpayers Should Not Pay Extortionists
The pictures told the story. They were laughing back-slapping and sharing high fives all around. It could have been Butch Cassidy and the …
A Higher Cliff
EDITOR'S NOTE: This column was written prior to passage of the state's budget yesterday morning (posted 2/20). Over the last three days California has …