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Back to homepageJapan Quake Shaking CA Economy
MARCH 15, 2011 BY JOHN SEILER In the long run, California’s economy probably will not be greatly affected by the economic aftershocks of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In the short run, it could be shaken in various ways.
Read MoreBonds = Delayed Tax Increases
John Seiler: For years now — even decades — I’ve called government bonds “delayed tax increases.” That’s because the bonds, eventually, must be paid off with money from the general fund. And if other government spending is to continue —
Read MoreThe Cost Of Fighting Bullet Trains
FEB. 16, 2011 Sixty-five billion dollars. That’s the newest estimate of how much money it will take to run bullet trains across California. Though not an official figure – the California High-Speed Rail Authority still insists that they can pay
Read MoreTough Times, But Caltrans Wants More
JAN. 28, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Despite the need for sizable cutbacks to the state budget, Caltrans and the High Speed Rail Authority asked for more money this week from the Legislature to purchase new cars, to cover increasing fuel
Read MoreObama's TSA Molestation Joke
John Seiler: Writing here yesterday, I insisted that, in his State of the Union Address, President Obama must order the end of the TSA molestations of air travelers, especially of grandmothers and young girls. Instead, he joked about it! Watch
Read MoreThe Rube Goldberg Budget Machine
JAN. 14, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Governor Jerry Brown’s newly released state budget can be analogized to one of those Rube Goldberg cartoon machines. While Brown’s proposed state budget is a long overdue step in the right direction toward reducing
Read MoreThe California Players
DEC. 28, 2010 It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time for nostalgic looks back and fond retrospectives on 2010’s most memorable events and personalities (this is due, in great part, to the fact that nearly everyone in
Read MoreBullet Train Costs Exploding
DEC. 22, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Trying to pin down an actual, quantifiable, explainable cost estimate for the 800-mile-long proposed high-speed rail system is one of the great games of covering the project. Going back even just two years, a
Read MoreDems Prepping State For Tax Hikes
DEC. 22, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT As the year ends, let’s review where Californians stand with its busted budget. This piece was published in PublicSectorInc. California’s Democratic leaders would have you believe that our state’s budget has been cut to
Read MoreState Board Loans State Dept Money
Dec. 17, 2010 By KATY GRIMES On Dec. 15, a state investment fund loaned more than a million dollars to the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Pooled Money Investment Board, which approved the loan, plays a quiet role
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