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Back to homepageCA now suffers nation’s worst unemployment
March 25, 2013 By John Seiler Probably for the first time since it became a state in 1850, California now suffers the nation’s worst unemployment rate, at 9.8 percent in January. It’s tied with Rhode Island for that number, although
Read MoreLatinos eliminate taxes — in Puerto Rico
March 13, 2013 By John Seiler The impression seems to be that Latinos want more government, and in particular more taxes. Not the case. According to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, Chile actually has more economic freedom than the
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Gov. Antoinette-Brown: Let the unemployed eat cake
Feb. 19, 2013 By Chris Reed Over the weekend, the U-T San Diego had a story about the Texas vs. California business-climate debate. It featured an astounding claim from Gov. Jerry Brown’s top economics adviser: “California provides a higher level
Read MorePhil Mickelson’s net state income tax increase: 83.6%!!!!!
Jan. 30, 2013 By Chris Reed Richard Rider, the dean of the small-government/low-tax movement in San Diego County, has come up with some stunning number-crunching on his blog: “Here’s the fact that EVERYONE (including me) initially undervalued concerning [Rancho Santa
Read MoreNon-representation should mean non-taxes
Jan. 22, 2013 By John Seiler The American Revolution was about “taxation without representation.” The colonists weren’t represented in the British Parliament when their taxes were raised. So they revolted and ended the taxes. Now this: “SACRAMENTO — Many state
Read MoreNot just GOP but libertarians have failed message
Dec. 27, 2012 By Chris Reed There has been lots of perfectly appropriate anguish among Republicans over their party’s failures in California and nationally. Losing to a president with a bad record has prompted vast soul-searching among GOP true believers.
Read MoreThe hardball tactics that got Prop. 39 tax hike passed
Dec. 20, 2012 By Chris Reed In June, California voters rejected a hike on cigarette taxes to fund cancer research. The defeat of Proposition 29 strongly suggested that the general anti-tax beliefs of most of the Golden State electorate remained
Read MoreProp. 13 ‘split roll’ looms: Karma for Chamber of Commerce?
Nov. 7, 2012 By Chris Reed For years, the California Chamber of Commerce has had a squishy aversion to confrontation and a comfort level with Sacramento’s machine politicians that should inflame any small-government conservative. What has this toadying and willingness
Read MoreMac Taylor’s goofy happy talk triggers more toxic fallout
Dec. 4, 2012 By Chris Reed Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor’s unhinged decision to project budget surpluses in coming years in California could turn out to be the defining moment of his career. The decision of state voters to back temporary
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