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T2AR: The Second American Revolution
By: Robert J Cristiano PhD on 12.5.2011
They say those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it. This series explores the similarities of events a quarter millennium ago to the events unfolding today. The fact that the Tea Party movement derived its name from the Boston Tea Party of 1773 is not coincidental.
California Tax Facts 2011
By: Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.19.2011
California has the 6th worst state and local tax burden in the United States and the 9th worst federal tax burden in the country.
Union ‘Gut and Amend’ Bills Slice Open CA
By: Katy Grimes on 9.9.2011
It’s “gut and amend” season in the California Legislature. More like shuck and jive and obfuscate. Last week, I received information that another bill had been gutted of its original intent, and new language added to greatly benefit labor unions. By the end of the day, two additional bills were uncovered that had also been grossly amended on behalf of labor unions.
California Welfare Gets Carded but Not Reformed
By: Ali Meyer on 8.4.2011
Last year a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed that California welfare “clients” were using their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards to spend millions at Las Vegas casinos and on cruise ships to hardship destinations such as Rio de Janeiro. Working Californians will be interested to know what the state did to counter this fraud, and abuse of welfare in general.
Educated Legislators, Bad Economy
By: Alison Meyer on 7.6.2011
California has the most educated legislators, according to a recent Chronicle of Higher Education study. Those stellar academic credentials, unfortunately, have not lifted the state from its economic malaise.
California’s unemployment rate, as of May, is nearly 12 percent, higher than every state in the bottom five of the study. Even when averaged together, the top 15 educated states have an unemployment rate of 8.9 percent compared to the least educated which has an average unemployment rate of 8.1 percent.
Brown Busts the Budget
By: Katy Grimes on 6.22.2011
The California Legislature just passed a budget. Less than 24 hours later, the governor vetoed it, leaving many scratching their heads why Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a budget from his own party.
A Case for Affirmative Disclosure of Public Pensions
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 6.15.2011
An appeals court has ruled that a public agency must hand over pension data to a newspaper. This is a welcome development but a recent case confirms that California remains far behind the curve on government transparency.
Medicare Auctions for Durable Medical Equipment: Price Suppression and Research and Development Investment
By: Benjamin Zycher, Ph.D on 6.14.2011
A new research study released by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a California-based free-market think tank, reviews the auction design process currently established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for medical devices and equipment.
Recession and Recovery in California
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 4.13.2011
Last month Jerry Nickelsburg, senior economist with the UCLA Anderson Project, held forth at the University of California Sacramento Center on key themes involving recession and recovery.
Bye-Bye Secret Ballot?
By: Katy Grimes on 3.16.2011
State Democrats are again trying to eliminate the secret-ballot vote for union certification. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg describes his latest measure as “the alternative electoral method for choosing collective bargaining representatives.” It is that, and a lot more.
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