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Interview with Art Laffer by PRI Senior Fellow Brian Calle
7.6.2012
While promoting PRI's latest book, "Eureka! How to Fix California," author Dr. Art Laffer sat down with Brian Calle, senior fellow and editor-in-chief of CalWatchdog, to briefly discuss key points of the book and the history behind California's state of affairs.
Tequila Shots for an ‘Honest Budget’
By: Katy Grimes on 6.21.2012
As Legislative leaders worked so diligently to pass the sham budget last week, their motive was obvious—they wanted to be paid.
Our No. 1 priority must be fixing California's housing market
By: Dr. Arthur Laffer on 6.15.2012
America's housing market appears to be recovering. Home prices inched up 1.1% in April compared to the previous year, according to a new report.
Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/06/13/2872432/arthur-b-laffer-our-no-1-priority.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
To prosper, California should cut tax rates
By: Dr. Arthur Laffer on 6.6.2012
Revenue for California’s government appears to have dried up. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office recently announced that personal income tax receipts are now $3 billion behind schedule.
Defeating California's Water Crisis
5.16.2012
The California Department of Water Resources just took stock of the state’s water supplies. And while reservoirs appear well-stocked, officials are already urging residents to conserve water in preparation for an expected shortage in the summer of 2013.
New website allows taxpayers to calculate their public pensions
By: Pacific Research Institute on 5.11.2012
If you were a public employee, what would your pension be?
PublicSectorInc.org, a project of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, has launched six new state calculators allowing taxpayers in Arizona, California, Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, and Oklahoma to calculate how much they would receive in retirement benefits if they were public employees. Click here to calculate what your pension would be in one of these states.
Getting Serious About Ron Paul
By: Steven Greenhut on 11.28.2011
I can't forgive myself for voting for Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor during the 2003 recall. I selected a "winnable" loser rather than Tom McClintock, a principled conservative who knew what policies to pursue to right California's sinking fiscal ship.
The Best States For Jobs
11.28.2011
Economist Arthur Laffer pulled together economic data on states as part of a new book, Eureka! How to Fix California, being published in February by California think tank Pacific Research Institute.
Honesty, No More Subsidies
By: Steven Greenhut on 10.26.2011
President Obama’s plan to change federal lending rules so people who are under water in their mortgages can refinance will make a political point about Republican intransigence on his jobs package but won’t sway many voters.
Governor should ground tax proposal
By: Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.17.2011
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to increase sales and income taxes in a quest to “find another $10 billion” in revenue. He will have to craft a plan soon to get it on the 2012 ballot.
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