In California, Taxes Are Almost Always Temporary
It’s the talking point that won’t die: that California’s temporary taxes aren’t really temporary. It’s an argument usually offered by the anti-tax crowd when they’re opposing some tax hike proposals. You just can’t trust those “temporary” tax proposals, they say, because no taxes are ever temporary. That is nonsense. In California, the opposite is true. […]
How Would President Hillary Affect California?
Should Hillary Clinton be elected president on Nov. 8, how would that affect California? 1– National recession. As Ambrose Evans-Pritchard just reported in the Telegraph, “The risk of a US recession next year is rising fast. The Federal Reserve has no margin for error. Liquidity is suddenly drying up. Early warning indicators from US ‘flow […]
Final Legislative Tally for Small Business: Challenges Ahead in 2017
As the leading voice of small business in California, NFIB has been front and center this legislative session advocating for and against bills which would have significant impacts on our struggling small businesses across the state. In my three decades working in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen a legislative session pass such a high […]
California’s Governors Should Send Their Kids To Public Schools
Citizens feel confident President Obama would never move himself and his family to another country for their safety. National security is the #1 presidential responsibility. Citizens expect presidents to experience the consequences of their leadership in that regard. In California, K-12 education is the #1 gubernatorial responsibility. It’s the first and largest category in the Governor’s […]