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Pillage People Turn to Pillory Penalty
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
2.8.2006
SACRAMENTO, CA - California Assembly Bill 1418, by Inglewood Democrat Jerome Horton, would require California's two tax agencies to make public the names of those who owe the state more than $100,000, in a quest to retrieve $340 million. The bill, a kind of fiscal Megan's Law, passed the Assembly on a party-line vote. As they appraise the measure, state senators and the governor might consider a few realities, including problems at the Franchise Tax Board (FTB).
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Protecting Property Rights, Post-Kelo
2.2.2006
SACRAMENTO, CA - California's property owners, incensed by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Kelo decision, are going on the offensive with a ballot initiative that aims to limit the government's sweeping eminent domain powers. But powerful developers who benefit from the status quo are sure to put up a fight.
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Digital Welfare: The Failure of the Universal Service System
By: Vince Vasquez
2.1.2006
Universal service, a federal policy that guarantees affordable telecommunications access for every corner of the country, has been disastrous for the interests of consumers, telephone carriers, and industry innovators. Due to political pressures, short-sighted universal service rules have saddled local carriers with wasteful subsidies and deterred new entrants with economic disincentives, denying needy communities the greater benefits of a competitive marketplace.
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