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Would a new CA tobacco tax actually DECREASE state revenues?
I received two calls from the Board of Equalization late this week claiming information in a story I wrote about the latest tobacco tax bill was wrong. The calls were from Venus Stromberg, spokeswoman, and Brian Miller, tax counsel. SB 768,
Read MoreImmigration bill laden with pork for La Raza
The purpose of the proposed immigration bill currently in Congress is to provide a “path to citizenship” for the 12 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. The “path” will come at a high price, with strict rules immigrants must
Read More‘Sin tax’ would burn cigar-smoking lawmakers
Tobacco taxes are relatively easy for lawmakers to pass because they are a tax on a hated and “sinful” habit — smoking. But the smoking tax proposed in SB 768 would extend to cigars, a favorite vice of many lawmakers
Read MoreRetiring Rep. John Campbell continues fundraising
Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. That’s the conclusion of a new report by the National Institute on Retirement Security, which found that most Americans have little money saved for their golden years. “We have millions of Americans who have
Read MoreWill ‘maquila-solar’ zone form just outside CA state line?
July 10, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Political borders create economic fault lines. For example, property rights might promote growth in one area, while lower wage rates might benefit another. A good example is the “maquiladora” free-trade zone flourishing just across
Read MoreCalifornia Solar Initiative: overhyped and underperforming
Now that the $2.167 billion California Solar Initiative is winding down, electricity ratepayers might ask: What was it and what did it accomplish? Was it: 1.) A cutting edge solar energy project to bring about a “self-sustaining” solar power industry,
Read MoreDon’t take your guns to San Fran town
July 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes Touting “community values” and the need to reduce crime, Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, wants the Crossroads of the West gun show tossed out of the Cow Palace in South San Francisco. But a
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Do Supreme Court marriage decisions make voting pointless?
June 26, 2013 By John Seiler Several CalWatchDog.com readers I never heard from before called me today about the Supreme Court decisions on marriage. They all were wondering if their votes on Proposition 8 in 2008 were pointless, along with
Read MoreBills take aim at Prop. 13 tax limitations
June 21, 2013 By Dave Roberts If you think taxes are already high in California, to paraphrase Ronald Reagan, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Winding through the Legislature have been a gaggle of constitutional amendments that would make it easier
Read MoreTaxes on the rich DROP after Prop. 30 tax increase
June 14, 2013 By John Seiler Call me Nostradamus. I have predicted numerous times on CalWatchDog.com that the Propsition 30 tax increase, combined with President Obama’s national tax increases, would drop tax collections from the rich. That has happened. Board
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