Steven Greenhut: The state's public employee unions justify their existence by claiming that they provide crucial public services. But we see again and again that the government serves the workers, not the public thanks to the undue influence of those unions. In Stockton, which is potentially going ...
Budget and FinanceStockton faces depleted public servicesThursday, March 8th, 2012How Jerry Brown got one rightFriday, February 24th, 2012Steven Greenhut: Here is my new column from Bloomberg revisiting Jerry Brown's redevelopment victory. Actually, it's a rare victory for all Californians given the need to shut down these abusive and wasteful agencies. From the piece: Many cities also used redevelopment to build new downtowns, which... Govt. Extorts $26 Billion From BanksFriday, February 10th, 2012Katy Grimes: California's Attorney General, together with the attorneys general from 42 states, have pulled off a $26 billion shakedown of private mortgage lenders across the country, in what many are saying is a move to help balance state government. Worthy of a Jesse Jackson Rainbow PUS... Other States REPEALING Income TaxThursday, February 9th, 2012John Seiler: California used to be a trendsetter, from boogie boards to surf music. Now it's a retrograde state. It's going in the wrong direction. Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing a massive income-tax hike. Others, such as leftist lawyer Molly Munger, are proposing even bigger income-tax hikes. ... CA Gov. Workers Best Paid in USATuesday, February 7th, 2012John Seiler: Of all the 50 states, California's government workers make the highest pay, averaging $5,774 a month in March 2010, according to U.S. Census data. That works out to $69,288 a year. Local government workers in Washington, D.C., made a little more, at $5,990. But D.C. gets vast fund... Big Savings With Part-Time Leg.Monday, January 23rd, 2012 Katy Grimes: Limiting the Legislature to only 95 days each year and $18,000 per year salaries would save the state tens of millions of dollars per year, according to a new report by the state's Legislative Analyst's Office. Currently the full-time Legislature costs the state $256 million annu... Biased Title for Jerry’s Tax InitiativeWednesday, January 18th, 2012John Seiler: Get a load of this title AG Kamala Harris gave Gov. Jerry Brown's $7 billion tax-hike initiative: "TEMPORARY TAXES TO FUND EDUCATION. GUARANTEED LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING." That should trick a couple hundred California voters into voting for the Dear Leader's unneeded tax grab, ... Know Your ‘Rich’ Economic HistoryTuesday, January 17th, 2012 Katy Grimes: In order to fully comprehend how California residents will be impacted even more by Democrats in the near future, we need to look at the economic condition of the entire country, and put our economic history into context. Under the policies of President Barack Obama, America has s... Fact-Check The BudgetTuesday, January 10th, 2012Steven Greenhut: The Republicans are doing something useful for a change. Here's a statement from Assemblyman Jim Nielsen: Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) announced today that in order to better inform Californians about how their tax dollars are being spent by the government, Assembly Republi... |