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The Real Debt
Submitted by Clark S. Judge on 8.28.2004
In his speech Thursday to the Republican convention, can President Bush do better with the American people than John Kerry did in Boston? The answer may turn on how aggressively the president addresses the senator's signature economic charge – that Bush budget deficits have saddled the government with crushing debt.
Abridged strategy -- Let private sector in
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 8.27.2004
The Schwarzenegger administration wants to deny state funds for the new east span of the Bay Bridge because of billions in cost overruns. Taxpayers statewide, whose money the Bay Area seeks, should grasp the full dimensions of the problem, along with possible solutions.
SB 1056 more kowtowing to big labor
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 8.26.2004
The state Legislature is trying to prevent Californians from shopping at Wal-Mart. Whether or not the current offensive succeeds, it provides Californians with a lesson in bad government based on bogus research funded by taxpayers.
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Receives California Golden Fleece Award for Undeserved Pension Hikes
Submitted on 8.23.2004
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee of the California Legislature rejected an opportunity to save taxpayers more than $200 million. It thereby earns the Pacific Research Institute’s 8th California Golden Fleece Award.
Cutting State Government Down To Size
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 8.12.2004
The report of the California Performance Review was recently released and is already drawing fire. But it's difficult for critics to argue with the report's central premise – that California government is too big.
The minimum-wage bottom line Increase by state would amount to a tax on hiring of low-skilled workers
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 8.6.2004
The state Legislature is on the verge of passing AB 2832, by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-San Jose, which would raise California's minimum wage from the current $6.75 an hour to $7.75 by January 2006. Although the bill is meant to help low-wage employees, it will end up hurting some of those very workers and be a taxing blow to many cash-strapped businesses.
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