No on 25/Yes on 26
The direction the state will take on the big issues of taxing and spending will be set by tomorrow’s election. While the result of the gubernatorial and legislative races will certainly affect that direction, the most immediate impact on budget/tax policy will be determined by the results on Propositions 25 and 26.
Proposition 24 is also an important tax-related measure, which should be defeated. Encouraging job growth in California is essential to getting us out of our deficit hole. If passed, Prop 24 would cripple job growth legislation put in place last year. However, Prop 24 is not as far reaching as its neighbors on the ballot, Prop 25 and 26, so I will concentrate on the latter.
My Secret Love For the Tea Party
This entire political year, I feel like I’ve been living a
lie. I feel like I haven’t leveled with you, my readers. I feel like I’ve been
in the closet, unable to express a love that dare not speak its name.
Now I’ve mustered up the courage to admit it:
Yes, I love the tea party.
L.A. Times Exhales Prop. 19
I thought the L.A. Times was supposed to be "progressive" and "liberal"? Actually, they’re an establishment, elitist, government-loving paper. As shown by their editorial opposing Prop. 19
It’s the same position taken by the Chamber of Commerce, Arnold, Meg, Jerry, Barbara, Carly, DiFi, etc. Establishment. Elitist. Government-loving.
Best of Intentions, Worst Results
It keeps popping up. Take the article on Page 1 of the Oct. 24 issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal. It’s about how the Clean Truck Program at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach perversely led to the reintroduction of some of the oldest and dirtiest trucks. Oh, sure, the cadre of unclean trucks is small, but isn’t it interesting that a massively planned and very expensive program to replace old trucks with clean-burning new ones also unexpectedly created a loophole that more or less encourages use of the oldest and dirtiest ones?