California Reform Plans Can’t Ignore Politics
It’s a lot easier to run California if you don’t actually have to run California. Just ask any of the think tanks mavens, good government groups and special interest sorts who typically have all the answers to the state’s problems. Last month, for example, the San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association, better known as […]
Exempting Olympic Medalists From Taxation Is A Bad Idea
Crossposted on FlashReport One of the biggest problem with our tax system in America, and here in California, is that it is overly complex and is filled with all kinds of special treatment for one group or another. It is filled with subsidies, credits and exemptions — each of which, when it comes down to […]
California Begs for Cash
LA’s Pending Insolvency and Prop 32
Crossposted on City Watch The inability and unwillingness of the political hierarchy of the City of Los Angeles to cope with its continuing Structural Deficit, its failing streets, its $10 billion unfunded pension liability, and its impending insolvency is proof positive why Angelenos (and Californians) must vote Yes on Proposition 32 (better known as “Stop […]