John Seiler: Ready for a tax fight? Appended to Katy Grimes' story, "2012 Voters Face Tax Increases Galore," is a new comment by Richard Rider, the great San Diego tax fighter: One strong argument we tax fighters will make against all the many CA statewide tax increases is that each is “a H...
InfrastructureNorth Dakota Leads the Way on JobsWednesday, December 21st, 2011 John Seiler: I wrote back in July contrasting North Dakota's rock-bottom unemployment rate with California's second-highest rate among the 50 states. I blamed the Golden State plight on our high taxes and strangulating regulations. A reader responded: Do you know much about North Dakota? It’s ... Actually, There’s Global COOLINGWednesday, December 21st, 2011 John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown keeps pushing his global-warming superstition. He's condemning any doubters while imposing vast new costs on Californians for "renewable" electricity. In his inimitable Moonbeam mode, he recently enthused about his obsession. Dan Walters reported today: As Go... CA Can’t Keep NFL Game Lights OnTuesday, December 20th, 2011 John Seiler: The proof keeps coming in that California rapidly is descending into Third World Status. At yesterday's NFL football game in San Francisco between the 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the lights in the stadium went out -- twice. How embarrassing. “Just wondering how this ha... Hypocrite Arnold Lies About CarsWednesday, December 7th, 2011JOHN SEILER: His wife doesn't believe him. So why should we? Ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger just was crowned Renewable Energy Leader of the Decade by ACORE, he American Council on Renewable Energy. He deserved it. All the "renewable" edicts he forced on Californians will bring hundreds of mi... Lights Go Out Near SacramentoFriday, November 18th, 2011 John Seiler: The decline of civilizations is the same: taxes rise to intolerable levels even as the roads fall apart and essential government services aren't performed. When Rome was heading for a crackup, the Emperor Diocletian advised his successors on how to keep things going: "Pay the solider... Democrats’ Field Of DreamsThursday, November 17th, 2011 Katy Grimes: High-Speed Rail wars are heating up. In a Twitter message, Democratic political consultant Steve Maviglio took a left jab at Richvale Republican Sen. Doug LaMalfa. Maviglio's Tweet said, "Prediction: LaMalfa's bill/attempt 2 get press to revote #CaHSR will end up like the rest of h... Chino Hills Wins Battle Against SCEThursday, November 10th, 2011Katy Grimes: The city of Chino Hills has won an important battle. I just received word that Southern California Edison has been ordered by the California Public Utility Commission to provide alternatives to their Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project in Chino Hills. SCE has until January 10 to p... Pull The Plug On High Speed RailMonday, November 7th, 2011Katy Grimes: With the release of the California High Speed Rail Authority's business plan last week, high speed rail experts have weighed in and recommend pulling the plug on the agency. So far, the High Speed Rail Authority has spent more than $800 million of public funding over the past 14 years a... |