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Date of Infamy: America's 100 years in Income Tax Hell

Today marks the 100th anniversary of when President Woodrow Wilson signed into law America's first permanent income tax. It first was sold as a tax only on “the rich” — or, as we say nowadays, on the “1 percent.” That

CA Dems still say Obamacare is wonderful, not an unfolding fiasco

Chris Reed October 3, 2013

A long list of California politicians like Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer and John Perez have rushed to declare Obamacare a sweeping success. While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., acknowledges that it could work out so poorly that we should

Shutdown: Where is CA now?

Adam O'Neal October 2, 2013

Another day, another case of epic gridlock in the nation’s capital. Both sides have reached an impasse. It’s likely that Republicans will now try to tie any government funding deal to another deal that raises the debt ceiling, which will

Fracking in CA

John Seiler October 2, 2013

Our colleague Chris Reed has written an article on fracking: Fixing California: Will fracking bonanza be allowed? And here’s a story by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat: Fixing California: California can protect the environment while sharing in a financial

$CA Democrats pass pro-fracking bill$

CA Democrats pass pro-fracking bill

Wayne Lusvardi October 2, 2013

Editor’s note: Some corrections have been brought to our attention, and are appended at the end of the body of this article. Will the national energy boom come to California? Natural gas unlocked from shale formations — “fracking” — has

Gov. Jerry Brown forcing electric car market in CA

Katy Grimes October 2, 2013

Gov. Jerry Brown must be in the market for a Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf or Tesla electric car. There could be no other explanation for why he signed six bills this week to force a market for electric cars that

Will 'shutdown' delay installation of $98,670 outhouse?

John Seiler October 2, 2013

Critics of the government “shutdown” insist our very lives will be at risk because some projects won't be funded. What I'd like to know is this: Will the following project be cancelled or delayed? article writing service CNSNews.com) – The

Shutdown: Where CA Lawmakers Stand

Adam O'Neal October 2, 2013

For the first time in 17 years, the federal government has shut down. As CalWatchdog.com has previously explained, this doesn’t exactly mean that steel bars have dropped in front of all government buildings. Rather, some programs are temporarily shuttered and

If CA a template for U.S. on income inequality, U.S. is doomed

Chris Reed October 2, 2013

Exaltation of Gov. Jerry Brown — normally more an East Coast media thing than a California thing — has found a home in the Los Angeles Times. The paper carried a news analysis piece with this headline: “Gov. Brown sees

So, how will Obamacare work in CA?

John Seiler October 1, 2013

Obamacare begins today, in particular its Covered California implementation. The current “government shutdown” likely won't last more than a few days. Then enough Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will break ranks, join with Democrats, and fund Obamacare and