For six years in a row Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation (HJTF) have published the California Piglet …
California Commentary
CalTax Gets Rolled by the Governor
The California Taxpayers Association (CalTax) after weeks of heavy pressure from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed to support his …
Time to Stuff the Bag Tax
It's the biggest tax hike you've never heard of. In a last ditch effort California grocers retailers and environmental groups are attempting to …
Report to Taxpayers from the Front in the Budget Battle
Last week saw several significant clashes in the budget war between those who have vowed not to raise taxes and those who would raise taxes in a …
A Tax Increase is a Tax Increase
Last week we heard rumors of a budget "deal" that Don Perata claimed he had with Governor Schwarzenegger. But those rumors dissipated faster …
Governor’s Position on Pay Cuts is Legally Sound
California's budget stalemate reflects a political war which has many fronts a myriad of combatants and an endless series of battles. The battle du …
New Taxes Are Not the Answer to Budget Woes
It has been over a month since the constitutional deadline passed to approve a new budget and members of the Legislature have gone on vacation. …
Voters Should Reject Rail Bond Boondoggle
Few proposals on the November ballot make as little sense as Prop. 1 the so-called High Speed Rail initiative. Why is Prop. 1 so bad? Let's count the …
Utah is Laughing
Last month I was invited to address a joint tax committee of the Utah Legislature to discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of various methods …
Budgeting By Judicial Fiat
Most high school students at least in the old days learned in civics class that there are three branches of government each of which has a discernible …