Steven 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...
Pension ReformTax Fighter Backs Pension SpikerWednesday, October 26th, 2011Union Rewards RINO Nathan FletcherFriday, October 21st, 2011Steven Greenhut: Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, the pro-union, pro-redevelopment "Republican" who is running for San Diego mayor, has been endorsed by the San Diego police union, which is no surprise given Fletcher's close association with public-sector unions and his past efforts to expand benefits f... Republicans For Pension SpikingWednesday, October 19th, 2011Steven Greenhut: Check out this list of Republican supporters of Todd Spitzer, the former Assemblyman, union ally and defender of retroactively increasing pensions. This includes Bob Huff, Mimi Walters and Don Wagner. Spitzer is still blaming others for his 2001 vote -- actually, he was the cheerlea... CalPERS: 7.75% Gain Unrealistic?Thursday, September 29th, 2011John Seiler: One thing we've written a lot about here on CalWatchDog.com is that CalPERS' expectation of 7.75 percent average annual gains on its funds is unrealistic. CalPERS finally admitted it -- sort of (not really): The California Public Employees’ Retirement System will be hard-pressed... Brown Says It AllWednesday, September 21st, 2011Steven Greenhut: Speaking to a group of government officials and law enforcement leaders in Sacramento today, Gov. Jerry Brown reassured them that there will be plenty of money to implement the realignment plan that shifts responsibility from the bureaucratic and incompetent state corrections depart... Summary of Pension Dates and VotesMonday, September 19th, 2011 John Seiler: The Orange County Register's Teri Sforza wrote up a great summary of California's pension crisis, beginning with goosing the pensions during the past decade. She brings up the 9/11 attacks and the overwhelming support that went to police and firemen across the country. Then the polic... Yes, Santa, Gov’t Workers Get MoreWednesday, September 14th, 2011Steven Greenhut: Union officials continue to peddle their nonsense alleging that the public sector is somehow underpaid based on a level of gyrations that can be downright embarrassing. Here's an example from the pro-labor, taxpayer-supported institute at the University of California Berkeley. Here ... Hoffa Declares War on TaxpayersTuesday, September 6th, 2011 John Seiler: Teamsters labor union boss Jimmy Hoffa Jr. just said: We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers. And you see it everywhere, it is the Tea Party. And you know, there is only one way to beat and win that war. The one thing about working people is we like a... Fresno School Chief Gets Unwarranted KudosTuesday, August 30th, 2011Steven Greenhut: Fresno School Superintendent Larry Powell has been getting the hero treatment in the national media for his reportedly selfless decision to give up his annual salary/benefits of $290,000 a year and instead take $31,000 in salary only. He's doing it for the kids, he said, to save the... CalPERS Reveals Its Double StandardMonday, August 22nd, 2011Steven Greenhut: When the taxpayer is picking up the entire liability for the massive pensions received by public employees who are part of the California Public Employees Retirement System, then CalPERS officials are extremely optimistic about the stock market. They insist that a predicted rate of ... |