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The War Against Free Parking
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 2.17.2010 4:00:00 AM
From San Diego to Susanville, Californians know that a free parking space is hard to find. Such spaces may be even harder to find under SB 518, proposed by state senator Alan Lowenthal.
California’s Corporate Exodus
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 1.27.2010
In his final state of the state address, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger maintained his vision of California's bright economic future. Shortly before the governor’s speech, however, another company joined California’s ongoing corporate exodus.
Deep Reform, Not Window Dressing, for a Cooler, Cleaner California
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 12.9.2009
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) wants car companies to install metallic reflective windows, which regulators believe will reduce energy use and fight global warming. Though possibly well intentioned this plan amounts only to window dressing. Legislators should pursue deeper environmental reforms with more benefits and fewer disadvantages.
An Empire Disaster: Why New York's Tort System is Broken and How to Fix It
By: Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 11.25.2009
This new study of New York’s legal system has concluded that New York’s legal system is the third worst in the country and is costing taxpayers millions of dollars through higher taxes and increased costs for goods, insurance and health care. Savings derived from reforming the system would go a long way towards reducing New York’s multi-billion dollar budget deficit.
The Pillage People Ride Again
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 11.11.2009
On November 1 California began withholding 10 percent more from workers’ paychecks than the government already takes. This money grab, bad enough on its own terms, is a sign that the state has missed an opportunity to modernize the tax system and provide more stable revenue.
Why Feminists Make No Allowance for Women’s Choices
By: Sally C. Pipes on 11.3.2009
A recent story in the British Daily Telegraph confirms that feminists think they have found a new wage gap in children’s allowances. Echoing several recent studies in the United States and Australia, the UK’s Co-operative Investments Child Trust Fund finds that parents give their sons 10 percent more spending money on average, while asking their daughters to do the lion’s share of the more domestic tasks, such as cooking and cleaning.
California and Canada Provide Guidance on Card-Check Legislation
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley on 10.21.2009
The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is still being fought out in Congress but according to the Wall Street Journal, several Democrats say they could pass a version of the EFCA this year. On this issue, federal legislators can find guidance from California, Canada, and common sense.
Is the Recession Harder on Women than Men?
By: Sally C. Pipes on 10.6.2009
“During the current economic crisis, high-flying women have been overlooked for promotion, according to a study out Tuesday,” read the August 19 CNN headline, above the subtitle, “At the upper level of management, business is still dominated by men.”
State Commission Recommends Tax Reforms for a New Century
By: Jason Clemens on 9.30.2009
The Commission on the 21st Century Economy, tasked by the governor to modernize the state’s tax system and stabilize revenues, finally delivered its report this week. The main recommendations are to eliminate the state sales tax and corporate income tax and replace them with a new “net receipts tax” on business.
Assessing the State of the Golden State
By: Jason Clemens on 9.24.2009
California’s labor performance over the last five years is among the worst performing in the nation, ranking 48th and besting only Michigan and Mississippi. The ranking was published in the new study “Assessing the State of the Golden State.”
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