Category: taxes
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Repeal California’s Prop. 19 death tax
Opinion By Jon Coupal – May 4, 2023 I got hit by a car last year while riding my bicycle. But not just any car — it was a remote-control car being operated by a teenager in my neighborhood who directed the miniature missile right through a stop sign. And while not as large as…
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Unbelievable Tax Hikes
By Reform California – May 3, 2023 As if we don’t pay enough taxes as it is… If you want to block 7 big tax hikes, then be sure to vote YES to pass the California Taxpayer Protection Initiative (CTPI) in 2024. This initiative immediately blocks at least 7 costly and unfair tax hikes that state politicians are trying…
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Biden’s Bellwether
By Kevin Kiley – April 20, 2023 Yesterday I held my first hearing as Chair of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. It was about Biden’s attempt to inflict Newsom’s catastrophic policies on the entire country. I used part of my opening, which you can watch here….(https://blog.electkevinkiley.com/april-19-hearing/) to let people across the country know what has…
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Billions in California government waste, fraud, and abuse documented in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation report
Mismanagement of California taxpayer dollars continues unabated as budget deficit tops $20 billion and exodus of businesses accelerates April 19, 2023 The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation has issued its annual edition of the Follow the Money report detailing examples of government waste, fraud, and abuse in the past year that total in the billions. Examples…
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TODAY: On-line Briefing The CA Taxpayer Protection Act
Topic Online Briefing: The CA Taxpayer Protection Act Description Californians already pay the highest taxes in the country, but Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio is fighting to change that by forcing a statewide vote on the California Taxpayer Protection Act — a ballot initiative that will appear on the November 2024 statewide ballot that would…
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Follow-up To California Taxpayer Protection Initiative
By Carl DeMaio – February 20, 2023 We just received word that the opposition campaign against our California Taxpayer Protection Initiative has contacted local elected officials in your area asking them to pass a local resolution formally OPPOSING passage of our California Taxpayer Protection Initiative. Here’s what’s happening and why we need your help to…
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Incompetence Meets Incompetence
By Congressman Kevin Kiley – February 10, 2023 Remember the Gas Tax Saga of 2022? With prices reaching $7 a gallon, Newsom and the Supermajority pulled out all the stops to kill my gas tax suspension bill. Now, there’s an epilogue to the story that’s even more absurd than any of the chapters. Facing public…
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2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE ON CRESCENT CITY MEASURE S (1% SALES TAX) OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
By Donna Westfall – January 31, 2023 The 1% sales tax known as Measure S has applications available to apply for their Citizen’s Oversight Committee. This would be for a two year term. Keep in mind that this sales tax passed initially with over 60% of the vote. Even with a repeal on the November…
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California Insolvent?
By Donna Westfall – January 5, 2023 Do you remember California boasting about having so much money in their kitty? In May ’22, Gov. Newsom said we were flush with cash. How much? An unprecedented $97.5 billion surplus. Guess what?. They have bills of over $454+ billion with only $170+ billion available to pay those…
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REP. BOEBERT INTRODUCES BILL TO BAN TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTIONS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS
December 15, 2022 Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced a bill to prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using taxpayer dollars to transport illegal aliens across state lines for abortions. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, “The Biden administration is unlawfully using taxpayer money to transport pregnant, illegal…