John Seiler: Peter Shrag, one of the tax obsessives among the dominant left-commentators, comes out -- again -- for gutting much of Proposition 13: "It’s been just a third of a century since the passage of Proposition 13 in June, 1978. In that time few of its offspring have caused more damage ...
October, 2011Assault on Prop. 13 ContinuesMonday, October 31st, 2011Shocking New Documentary on Calif.Saturday, October 29th, 2011John Seiler: I hadn't realized things had gotten so bad. But a shocking new documentary details just how far things have gone wrong in California. It explains everything. Here's a trailer: Oct. 29, 2011 Iron Man Goes To North CarolinaFriday, October 28th, 2011 Katy Grimes: California is losing out on more job creation opportunities to yet another state. Despite the $100 million in tax credits recently extended to Hollywood filmmakers by the state Legislature, the next Iron Man production will be in North Carolina. "The production is expected to cre... Govt. Motors Assaults John & KenFriday, October 28th, 2011 John Seiler: What's tyranny? It's when government runs everything. That's the case with Government Motors pulling ads from the John & Ken radio show on KFI 640 AM in Los Angeles because they favor enforcing existing federal laws restricting immigration. The excuse was that John & Ke... Hypocrite Arnold Drives Gas-GuzzlerThursday, October 27th, 2011John Seiler: Given ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's obsession with global warming, he should be either driving in a Chevy Volt, or taking mass transit. Below is a recent YouTube showing him driving a Bentley Continental Speed GTC convertible that costs $236,100 and sports a gas-guzzling V-12 engi... Act One For Pension ReformThursday, October 27th, 2011 Katy Grimes: Earlier today, Gov. Jerry Brown released his 12-point public pension-reform plan, primarily affecting newly hired state employees. But is this just Act One of a long, California drama? The plan calls for employee contributions, an increased retirement age of 67, and will end... High Speed Rail Spending AlertThursday, October 27th, 2011 Katy Grimes: Yesterday I received an email from the Sacramento Press Club canceling the Nov. 1 luncheon where representatives from the High Speed Rail Authority were to unveil the financial plan. "They did so via email and without offering any reason for their actions, nor have they responded to my ... Skelton: Tax Tax Tax Tax Tax TaxThursday, October 27th, 2011John Seiler: George Skelton is one of the L.A. Times' brigade of tax-obsessive columnists. I've been refuting his pro-tax paralogy for years. His latest: Jack up the gas tax. He finally figured out that the state's roads are crumbling. But he doesn't finger the right culprits: First, Jerry ... Greenhut in NY Times on HousingWednesday, October 26th, 2011John Seiler: Our editor-in-chief, Steven Greenhut, runs a column in today's New York Times. It begins: President Obama’s plan to change federal lending rules so people who are under water in their mortgages can refinance will make a political point about Republican intransigence on his jobs pa... Tax Fighter Backs Pension SpikerWednesday, October 26th, 2011Steven Greenhut: The endorsement business can create some strange bedfellows, but I was still shocked to read that Lew Uhler, the well-known anti-tax activist, endorsed one of the most fiscally irresponsible politicians in Southern California, Todd Spitzer. According to a Spitzer for Supervisor pres... |