Who Should Get Those January Revenues?
California has a problem: more money than anticipated. What to do? Nearly $5 billion more than expected came into the state in January. That might be good news. But this is the Brown era, an era when there’s nothing so sexy as austerity and frugality, and everyone in the know can tell you that we […]
Politics of the Youth Vote
One advantage Democrats enjoyed during the recent election was the youth vote and Democratic lawmakers have introduced a number of bills that press that advantage. While the aroma of politics permeates these bills, Republicans might want to consider that they have to make inroads with young voters and decide if at least one or two […]
Why GOP can’t ‘Count’ on Immigration
Tony Quinn gets things partly right when he writes in a Fox & Hounds article, “Are Republicans Finally Learning to Count?“: “But now some Republicans at last want to face that reality and make some changes. I call them the Republicans Who Can Count. “The Republicans Who Can’t Count were on full display in 2012. Presidential […]
California Premature in Supporting Obamacare
The Senate Committee on Health voted to pass Senate Bill 2x (Hernandez), a measure to implement the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as “Obamacare.” To maintain the integrity and quality of our health care system, health care services must be competitive for the benefit of consumers. This legislation does not […]
Tech Advantage for Now, but California has Second Highest Capital Gains Tax in the World
The one bright spot in California’s otherwise moribund economy has been the state’s tech start-ups in the electronics and biomedical fields. Liberal politicians always trot out this niche segment of our economy — claiming that California is just hunky-dory — proven by this lucrative (if high risk) field of endeavor. And indeed, HISTORICALLY the progressives can make […]