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 …
California Commentary
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 …
The Legislature Needs a Spending Limit Nanny
Here's a riddle. What is 150 years old but has less self control than a toddler? That's right it's the California Legislature whose profligate …
Anniversary of Kelo Decision Passes With No Reforms in California
Reflections on the Prop. 98 Campaign As the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision came and went on June 23rd …
Extorting More from Taxpayers
It was Al Capone who said you can get more with a smile and a gun than with just a gun. Well Senate boss Don Perata is not smiling as he holds a tax …
Howard Jarvis Showed the Way
Howard Jarvis the leader of California's most famous tax revolt passed away more than 20 years ago but over the past year his name continually popped …
To Voters Proposition 13 Is Still a Winner
What has dominated political discussion in California for 30 years been blamed for everything from the O.J. Simpson "not guilty" verdict to …