Hertzberg on the California Forward Initiative
California Forward co-chair and former assembly speaker, Bob Hertzberg, is optimistic that the stars will line up for California Forward’s reform initiative proposed for the November ballot. Hertzberg says the money is in hand for the initiative’s qualification with a donation of over one-million dollars from billionaire Nicolas Berggreun matching money donated to the California […]
What Are You Going to Do?
“What are you going to do, you know, go get a hit squad to tell Molly Munger, ‘We’ll burn down your house if you don’t do it?’ – California Democratic Party chairman John Burton, explaining what he won’t do to pressure civil rights attorney Molly Munger to drop her income-tax-hike-for-schools ballot initiative. Some humorless types […]
Democrats Honestly Want to Raise Your Taxes
Do you believe what politicians tell you? For most Americans, it’s unlikely they would say yes – and that has been true for a long time. After all, according to Mark Twain, “Looking for an honest politician is like looking for an ethical burglar.” Recently, however, the California Democrats honestly made it very clearly to […]
Chapter 4: Bond Holders Seek Governmental Transparency
Once upon a time buying a municipal bond was considered a safe bet. A decent rate of return with little risk – just the thing for junior’s college fund and grandma’s retirement account. But that was before Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S. government’s credit-worthiness, sending shock waves through the bond markets. And before governmental […]
Silly Laws Have Become the Rule
LegalZoom a few years ago came out with an article about old, zany laws that are still on the books. For example, if you’re driving at night in rural Pennsylvania, state law requires that you stop every mile and send up a rocket signal. In North Dakota, it’s against the law for a bar to […]