The federal government right to audit California bullet train project
Last week, the federal government announced that it would audit California’s high-speed rail project. This is welcome news for those who have believed from the... Read More
California Legislature abandons middle class
Does anyone honestly think that the California Legislature’s complete abandonment of the middle class is unrelated to the state’s highest-in-the-nation poverty rate? This past week... Read More
Transportation tax hikes an insult to taxpayers
It’s easy to spend money when it’s not your own. That’s the case with the proposed massive tax hikes on California drivers announced Wednesday by... Read More
Sen. Hertzberg targets homeowners with higher water and sewer rates
It’s no secret that tax-and-spend interests have hated Proposition 13 since its adoption by the voters in 1978. Immediately after passage, Prop. 13 was the... Read More
California: Time for a Major Change in Course
By Lewis K. Uhler and Jon Coupal Governor Brown, California Attorney General Becerra, legislative and other government officials are fixated on battling the new administration... Read More
Taxes, Fees, Charges and Assessments: What Difference Does It Make?
What’s the difference between a tax and fee? There is no easy answer and the political class likes it that way. In fact, they would... Read More
WILL TAXPAYERS BE MUGGED BY SACRAMENTO?
Jan 16, 2017 Jon Coupal is President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Governor Brown has just released his spending proposal for 2017-18 and taxpayers... Read More
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS BEHAVING LIKE CONFEDERATES
Posted by Jon Coupal at 12:37 am on Jan 09, 2017 Jon Coupal is President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association For fiscal conservatives and... Read More
Proposition 13 Is Safe — For Another Few Weeks
The Legislature is in adjournment, and with lawmakers at home campaigning for reelection, they are unable to engage in their favorite pastime of undermining Proposition... Read More
Controller Dead Wrong on Property Taxes
California’s State Controller, Betty Yee, normally displays a measured, albeit liberal, view of California fiscal affairs. While viewed as reasonably competent and not given to... Read More