What do thousands receiving Hurricane Katrina payouts from FEMA thousands more receiving child care benefits in California and outgoing Long Beach …
California Commentary
What If They Called A Strike and Nobody Noticed?
Members of the state's largest government workers union have been threatening to strike although a tentative deal may now dissuade them. The 87000 …
Taxpayer Champion Prevails Over Union Dollars
Justifiably taxpayers rejoiced over last week's defeat of statewide measures Propositions 81 and 82. Both were dangerous silly proposals that would …
Private and Public Sector Unions Are Not Equal
As part of their never-ending campaign for increased pay and benefits for government workers public employee union leaders do their best to discredit …
Taxpayers’ Leaders Meet with Governor
On April 17th Governor Schwarzenegger called a meeting of taxpayer leaders throughout California. In addition to inviting the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer …
In the Silicon Valley Political Hypocrisy Is a Way of Life
To many Americans the word "hypocrisy" is a synonym for politics. Congressman Alan Mollahan is only the latest example. Accusations that he …
Proposition 13 Still the Favorite Scapegoat
In an April 17 op-ed piece in the San Jose Mercury News state Senator Don Perata complains that in California we are witnessing the hollowing out of …