Forget Business Friendly, More Calls to Raise Business Taxes
Is it possible for California to drop lower than 50th in surveys testing state business friendly environments? It seems legislators and spending advocates have that goal in mind as they continue to call for higher and higher taxes on business even while Governor Brown offers up a record-setting budget. With the stock market busting new records, […]
Oprah for Santa Barbara County Supervisor
Dear Oprah, You might become a fine president. But you and your state, California, would be better off if you ran for Santa Barbara County supervisor. That’s no joke. If you want to tackle some of our nation’s greatest problems, there’s no need to trudge through the D.C. swamps. You can stay right at home […]
California’s Own Shutdown
Everyone can see the federal shutdown is reducing some public services but California legislators are turning a blind eye to their state’s own shutdown. Public schools in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose and other urban centers are providing just a fraction of full services, resulting in understaffed classrooms, underpaid teachers, and […]
De León’s tax dodge may be legal, but it might not be for long
Unless California is trying to break the Guinness World Record for tax evasion, it’s hard to see what will be accomplished by the plan put forward by Senate Leader Kevin de León to get around the new federal tax law’s limitation on the deduction for state and local taxes. “This is legal,” de León insisted, […]