And Now a Wealth Tax To Chase Taxpayers Away
If anyone raises the argument that rich taxpayers would escape California if taxes on them get higher and higher, the response is usually that there is no evidence that that would happen. Yet in the last week, there are clear indications from Democratic elected officials fearing that could happen. In California, the concern is expressed […]
Can L.A. Escape the Cage of Chinatown?
A mother, seeking to protect her daughter and herself, fires a gunshot toward her abusive father, and then flees by car. Los Angeles police, on the scene but in no danger, open fire on the departing vehicle, killing the mother. Her unnecessary death is more than a tragedy, or police misconduct. It’s an emblem of […]
Misusing taxpayer dollars for campaigns
Four of the 12 measures on California’s November ballot were placed there by the Legislature. Let’s assume that legislators had also appropriated $100 million in taxpayers’ money for campaigns to persuade voters to approve the four. It would have been an outrageous and likely illegal misappropriation of public funds under several laws. Using public funds […]
COVID Work Trip Reduction Estimates: CSAs with Transit Legacy Cities
America’s elite central business districts have symbolized the ascendency of big cities, epitomized by soaring office towers. But today, due the COVID-19 pandemic, so much office work performed in these CBDs can be done remotely, that their future seems far less towering than in the past. In contrast, less dense areas, notably exurbs, appear to […]