Like the State, Gov’s Tax Plan could be Short Revenue
The Legislative Analyst says that Governor Jerry Brown’s tax increase proposal is not going to bring in as much money as advertised. The LAO says the personal income tax increase in the initiative can’t be trusted to produce – the income tax is too volatile. Wonder what the LAO is going to say about the […]
Stopping Meth Should Not Penalize Law-Abiding Californians – Oppose SB 315 (Wright)
Across California methamphetamine abuse is a serious problem in many of our communities. We at the Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA) fully support enforcement and expansion of existing laws that punish methamphetamine manufacturers and dealers. However, punishing law-abiding Californians by increasing their health care costs and taxes is an overbearing and futile attempt to […]
California’s High-Speed Rail Fibs
(Editors Note: Fox and Hounds Daily frequent contributors Wendell Cox and Joe Vranich published this piece in today’s Wall Street Journal ) > A few days ago, the California High Speed Rail Peer Review Group, an expert body mandated by state law, expressed serious doubts about the proposed Los Angeles-San Francisco rail system. It concluded […]
Tony Blankley, 1948-2012
Crossposted on The Weekly Standard Two weeks ago I spoke with Tony Blankley. He was in the ICU at Sibley Hospital in Washington. He was glad to hear from me. He was cheerful, upbeat, optimistic. It seems a problem biopsy following his past battle with stomach cancer had led to troublesome effects, notably internal bleeding, […]