ARTICLE: NO on 1A – A Trojan Horse for Irresponsiblity
If Californians are among the highest-taxed citizens in the U.S., why is California one of the states most in debt in the U.S.? This article in the Taft Independent tracks the excessive spending of the...
View ArticleNFIB Poll of Over 21,000 Members Comes Out Against 1A
The National Federation of Independent Business - California, a major player in California politics, and the hands-down grassroots representative in Sacramento for small business owners, has come out...
View ArticleARTICLE: Fat Public Sector Sickens California
In this article, George Will from The Washington Post describes how California's budget crisis results not from the state or even nation wide economic conditions, but from the severely ingrown...
View ArticleProponents Give Best Reasons Why Prop. 1A Should Be Rejected
In true David versus Goliath fashion, the opponents of Proposition 1A are the underdogs in the political battle which will culminate on May 19th. There is little doubt that they will be outspent by a...
View ArticleTo Get His Way, The Governor Issues Threats
Polls show that the revenue shifts and tax increases contained in the six measures placed on the May 19th Special Election ballot by the Legislature and governor are not going over well with voters....
View ArticleDefeat of Prop. 1A Is a Win for Business
The phrase "feeding the alligators" is a metaphor about the dangers of appeasement. One may be able to buy temporary peace by feeding a threatening alligator, but the problem is that the alligator...
View ArticlePress Release from HJTA: Welcome Back Arnold
Press Release from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association May 2, 2009Welcome Back ArnoldTaxpayers who defeated Prop. 1A: “Governor has seen the light.” Read more >>
View ArticleARTICLE: Voters Have Had Enough
In this article from timesunion.com, the author shares his perspective on the “political earthquake” caused by voters’ vehement rejection of five out of six propositions on the special election ballot....
View ArticleEDITORIAL: No. 1 in all the Wrong Ways
California led the nation with the largest tax increase last year. Had voters, not defeated the Proposition 1A tax increase by 2 to 1, California's taxes would have increased by $28 billion. With...
View ArticleOPINION: High-Speed Train Wreck
Cynthia Ward of City Journal writes about the continued waste and mismanagement surrounding the California High Speed Rail Authority's efforts to push forward with the construction of a high speed rail...
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