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Twinkie Offense: Unions kill off Hostess Brands
Nov. 19, 2012 By Jennifer Kerns They were the Hostess with the mostest. The most labor headaches. Last week Hostess Brands shut its doors after 82 years in business following a food fight with its bakers’ union over wages and
Read MoreLocal supermarket needs Twinkie defense
Nov. 18, 2012 Katy Grimes: The Nov. 6 election has clearly emboldened blockheaded union leaders into thinking that they drive business. But the smarter leaders know that they are merely putting off the inevitable with their election wins, and across the
Read MoreMac Taylor’s budget happy talk draws more fire — deservedly
Nov. 18, 2012 By Chris Reed Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor’s budget report does have plenty of caveats that his somewhat upbeat view of coming years may never come to pass. But Taylor’s opening statement about there being a “strong possibility
Read MoreIt’s official: California now a Third World republic
Nov. 18, 2012 By John Seiler Dan Walters writes: “About a quarter-century ago, I wrote a book about California’s social, economic, demographic and political evolution and quoted a couple of academics as predicting ‘the possible emerging of a two-tier economy.’
Read MoreProp. 30 retroactive tax violates Constitution
Nov. 18, 2012 By John Seiler One little known aspect of Proposition 30 is that it increases income taxes retroactively for 2012. Approved by 54 percent of California on Nov. 6, the initiative grabs $6 billion a year, mainly by
Read MoreMore media malpractice
Nov. 17, 2012 Katy Grimes: One of the worst editorials I’ve ever read was in today’s Sacramento Bee. Throughout the presidential campaign, the factually-challenged Bee editorial board claimed that Mitt Romney didn’t have his facts straight, and called him a
Read MoreArnold embarrasses himself in WSJ interview
Nov. 17, 2012 By John Seiler Arnold Schwarzenegger is the hypocrite who keeps on entertaining. He jet-sets around the globe celebrating AB 32, which he signed into law and will cut greenhouse gas emissions in California 25 percent by 2020.
Read MoreWard Connerly defends equal opportunity
Nov. 16, 2012 By John Seiler One of my oldest sources in California is Ward Connerly, president of the American Civil Rights Institute. He sponsored Proposition 209, the 2006 initiative that banned government discrimination based on race, sex and ethnicity.
Read MoreBudget rule hides where Prop. 30 and Prop. 39 taxes will be spent
Nov. 16, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi A little known new accounting rule buried in the fiscal 2012-13 California state budget now will make it virtually impossible for the public to track where and when the tax revenues from Propositions 30
Read MoreSen. Ted Lieu’s vehicle tax plan: Let’s hope it gets on ballot
Nov. 16, 2012 By Chris Reed State Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Redondo Beach, is launching a push for a 2014 constitutional amendment that would more than triple the vehicle license fee, also known as the car tax. Here’s hoping it makes
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