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 [...]
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. Each [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Beholden State
Another great article in the City Journal called the "Beholden State". How unions broke the state.
California’s Secret Government
Great article in the City Journal covering how redevelopment agencies are syphoning off property taxes.