Dr. Laffer’s Rx for California’s Economy
Economist Arthur Laffer thinks the way to fix California’s broken economy is to rip out the current tax structure and replace it with a new model for the 21st century. At the request of the Pacific Research Institute, Laffer has written up his proposed solutions in a book, Eureka! How to Fix California. Laffer’s remedy […]
Skelton and Sacramento’s Bad Habits of Mind
George Skelton is a great journalist and better person. It always feels bad to pick on him. But a recent column of his was so emblematic of the nutty thinking of Sacramento that I couldn’t let it pass without comment. Skelton’s column was about civil rights lawyer Molly Munger and her ballot initiative to raise […]
Small Biz Victory: Assembly Bill 1678 (Monning) Shelved
With all the critical issues that California is currently facing – rising unemployment, burdensome regulations and the threat of increased taxes – you would think our elected leaders would be focused on trying to get our state out of the quagmire it is in. But sadly, they are once again in the weeds, trying to […]
Support AB 1610 (Wagner)- Stop ADA Lawsuit Abuse
There are two things for certain this year in Sacramento. The first is the state has planned to spend more money than it has and the second is there will be quite a few bills in the Legislature related to reform of California’s Americans With Disabilities Act law. AB 1610 by State Assemblyman Donald Wagner was […]