Obama Warns of Increasing Taxes…Again
For those who thought that federal tax increases had been [...]
What We Can Learn From the 100th Anniversary of the Federal Income Tax
Just a few days ago marked the 100th anniversary of [...]
California Out of Funds to Disarm 19,700 Felons and Mentally Ill People
I was surprised to find out that California already has [...]
Will Fresno’s High Speed Rail Look Like Vermont’s “Higher” Speed Rail?
CNN's Drew Griffin did an excellent report examining Federal high [...]
Grover’s Anti-Tax Pledge Spreads to Italy
So Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge has spread to Italy, and [...]
The Unintended Consequences of Plastic Bag Bans: An Armful of Designer Clothes and Ecoli
Recently, I was visiting with my sister and her family [...]
France’s Richest Man Leaves County to Avoid France’s High Taxes
First, it was famous French actor Gerard Depardieu who announced [...]
Surprise, Surprise…Prop 30 Funds Steered Towards Salaries and Benefits–Less Than Half For Education
Governor Brown's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year has [...]
2012 Tax Relief Act Hammers Certain Trusts
Like many of the provisions of the 2012 Tax Relief [...]
2013 Tax Surprise–Everyone Pays More
While the media focused myopically on the impending changes in [...]