So if you win the $640 million jackpoint, how much does Uncle Sam get?
So if a person happens to win the $640 million Mega Millions jackpot and is the only winner, how much will that person have to pay in taxes? It depends [...]
Do we have a revenue problem, or a spending problem?
One of the never ending debates regarding the national deficit is whether we have a spending problem or whether we have a revenue problem. Â Each side has dug in their [...]
Headlines Indicating That 64% of Californians Support Gov. Brown’s Tax Hikes are Likely Overstated
Recently, a USC Dornsife/ LA Times poll was released, which amongst other things, gauged Californians' interest in increasing taxes under Gov. Brown's revised ballot initiative. As a result of the poll, headlines proclaimed [...]
Today it’s a penalty…tomorrow a tax?
There were quite a few interesting exchanges today during day one of the Supreme Court's hearing on the health care reform act and whether the individual mandate penalty was or was not [...]
The Beholden State
Another great article in the City Journal called the "Beholden State".  How unions broke the state. Â
California’s Secret Government
Great article in the City Journal covering how redevelopment agencies are syphoning off property taxes.