Lawmakers Approved $4.4 Billion in New Taxes and Fees While Swimming in Revenue
State lawmakers and the governor approved more than $4.4 billion a year in higher taxes and fees this year, even as the state was experiencing a revenue windfall from existing taxes, according to the new Tax and Fee Report published by the California Tax Foundation. The increases enacted this year include a renewal of California’s […]
‘Revenue Accountability Project’ Aims to Ensure That Every Penny of Taxpayers’ Money Is Spent Efficiently
When I was a boy, I sat at my grandmother’s dining room table and watched as she meticulously went through her monthly bank statements, comparing them with her receipts. If even a penny was missing, she would call the bank. As I grew, I began to understand that during the Great Depression, which consumed the […]