California Scheming: Playing Games with the Taxman
Sacramento Democratic politicians are so concerned that taxpayers will have to pay more taxes to the federal government under the recently passed U.S. tax law that they have devised a scheme to help taxpayers avoid paying more federal taxes. Wait! Aren’t these the same Democratic leaders like Gov. Jerry Brown and state senate president Kevin […]
Immortal Property Taxes
MEMO To: California Association of Realtors Re: Death and Taxes Barring some wild technological advance, all Californians eventually will die. But why can’t our property tax discounts live forever? That’s the question raised by your glorious new idea: a ballot initiative to make our state’s famously generous Proposition 13 property tax savings even more generous—and […]
Cleaning UP the Voter Rolls
Last month Judicial Watch and Election Integrity Project of California filed a lawsuit against the county of Los Angeles and the state of California. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants have failed to properly maintain the voter rolls (Judicial Watch v. Dean Logan, No. 2:17-cv-08948). The complaint alleges that Los Angeles County has approximately 144% […]
In the New Year, Worry Free California has a Lot to Worry About
Propped up by media idolatry, California is moving from denial to delusion. Case in point: A recent AP story claimed that the state “flush with cash from an expanding economy” would consider spending an additional billion dollars on health care for the undocumented, as well as a raft of new subsidies for housing and the working poor. All […]