World Series policy lessons
Submitted by Jason Clemens on 10.31.2010
Much of California and Texas are in a state of baseball euphoria. Either the San Francisco Giants or the Texas Rangers will win their first World Series title this week.
Returning the State to Prosperity Requires Action
Submitted on 10.30.2010
The dire state of California’s labor market is emblematic of a dysfunctional economy, which explains in part the state’s perennial deficit and bottom-rung bond rating.
Scariest things on the ballot
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 10.29.2010
While the rest of the nation is about to enjoy a much-needed corrective to President Barack Obama's big-government fright fest, Californians can expect election results that range from disappointing to depressing.
The government is paying people not to work
Submitted on 10.28.2010
This year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics went to Peter Diamond, Dale Mortensen, and Christopher Pissarides for their work on "search theory," especially as applied to labor markets.
California can't mess with Texas
Submitted on 10.25.2010
A study two years ago found that California substantially lagged behind Texas economically, based on the two states' taxes, regulatory policies and government spending.
Memo to Candidates - Dire Economy Calls for Deep Reforms
Submitted by Jason Clemens on 10.25.2010
California’s unemployment rate is 12.4 percent - third-highest in the country - but that statistic fails to tell the whole story of our economic woes.
Pro-union study twists stats, takes public for saps
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 10.24.2010
California’s public employee unions have taken the public for suckers for years, so it’s understandable they now think they can play us for fools.
LaFaive: Give businesses freedom to create jobs
Submitted on 10.23.2010
When the price of something goes up, the quantity demanded of it goes down. When government raises the price of creating jobs, investing and living in Michigan, we get less of those things.
Nelson vs. Sidhu a snore this time
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 10.23.2010
Those Orange County political observers who have been awaiting a repeat of the June supervisorial grudge match that pitted pension-reforming Shawn Nelson, then a Fullerton councilman, against union-backed Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu must be sorely disappointed.
A Bad Word in California
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 10.21.2010
What does voter anger at pension payouts and government spending mean for candidates who rely on the support of public employees?
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