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Back to homepageYes, Prop. 30 would fund pensions
Oct. 27, 2012 By John Seiler If Proposition 30 passes, the $6 billion it would soak from taxpayers would just go straight to public-employee pensions. The facts are provided in a op-ed in the Orange County Register by Phil Yarbrough
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Hollywood says: Tax cuts spur growth
Oct. 27, 2012 By John Seiler Hollywood usually backs left-wing causes, such as tax increases and politicians who increase taxes. For example, Steven Spielberg and Barbra Streisand are big fans of President Obama. They agree with him that tax increases
Read MoreCalifornia’s real debt $617 billion
Oct. 26, 2012 Katy Grimes: As California voters head out to vote on November 6, everyone should note that California’s real debt is not just the measly $16 billion that Gov. Jerry Brown and state Democrats bandy about; California’s real
Read MoreNewspapers opine on the 11 propositions
Oct. 26, 2012 By John Seiler The Nooner site on California politics has compiled a nifty grid with all the newspaper editorial-page opinions on the 11 propositions. Click on the Y or N for the link to each individual editorial.
Read MoreBarking up the wrong tree for Prop. 30
Oct. 26, 2012 Katy Grimes: As Gov. Jerry Brown and his little dog Sutter criss-cross California campaigning at public schools for passage of his tax increases, students should quiz Brown on his math. University professors and instructors have made the
Read MoreL.A. Times education reporter: Oblivious or in the tank?
Oct. 25 By Chris Reed The Los Angeles Times is the biggest newspaper in the state by far, presumably staffed with veteran reporters with a BS detector. As it turns out, the reporter on one of their most important beats
Read MoreUnions unloading on Prop. 32
Oct. 25, 2012 By John Seiler The latest report shows California’s ultra-powerful government-worker unions surpassing $60 million in donations to stop Proposition 32, which would curb their clout. They obviously have shifted their focus from Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown’s $8.5
Read MoreProp. 30 lovers inexplicably think they have moral high ground
Oct. 25. 2012 By Chris Reed So Proposition 30 is built on a threat — raise sales taxes on everyone and income taxes on the rich or we’ll punish school kids. Its primary purpose is to preserve a school status
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