Category: taxes
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Assembly Democrats declare war on Proposition 13
Commentary By By Jon Coupal and Sara Catalán – October 2, 2023 UPDATE TO THIS COLUMN: ACA 1 and ACA 13 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday evening and moved to the Senate floor. If approved, ACA 13 will go back to the Assembly for a vote to approve amendments. Unicorns don’t exist in the real world…
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California fails to be economically competitive
By Jon Coupal – August 31, 2023 For political observers, the debate between conservative and progressive politicians over the impact of various policies can be entertaining as well as enlightening. Of course, politicians tend to either stretch the truth or cherry-pick various statistics to support their positions. Take, for example, arguments related to poverty. According…
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ACTION ALERT: Protect Prop. 13! Call the Capitol to say “NO on ACA 13” and “NO on ACA 1”
By Donna Westfall – August 31, 2023 If you can take 10 minutes and make these calls, you may very well protect Prop 13. Most have live people answering the phone. Only a couple had answering machines. Simply put, I said, “I’m Donna Westfall from Crescent City strongly urging (insert name) to vote NO on…
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How to get Repeal the Death Tax on the Ballot
By Jon Coupal – August 28, 2023 Now available! The official, legal petition to get the Repeal the Death Tax initiative on the November 2024 ballot is here! We are excited to tell you that the official petition for Repeal the Death Tax is now available for download at: RepealTheDeathTax.com You can download the official…
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1 Million Signatures Needed!
HJTA files initiative to “Repeal the Death Tax” The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California’s leading taxpayer advocacy group, has filed an initiative with the Office of Attorney General that will restore the right of parents to transfer their home and limited other property to their children without reassessment to market value. The “Repeal the Death…
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IS DEAN WILSON BEST PERSON FOR 5TH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR?
Opinion and Commentary By Linda Sutter – July 26, 2023 Dean Wilson was voted in for 5th district supervisor to fulfill the remaining term of former Supervisor Bob Berkowitz. Dean Wilson a former Del Norte County Sheriff, has had the opportunity to show his constituents what he can do to make Del Norte County a…
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: JULY 25, 2023 5 P.M. VETERANS HALL
By Linda Sutter – July 20, 2023 CORRECTION ON THE TIME. IT STARTS AT 5 PM, NOT 6 PM! JULY 25, 2023 The defunct Tri-Agency will be providing a dog and pony show for public members to voice their opinion of whether to stop spending taxpayers dollars on a defunct agency. The Tri-Agency was developed…
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Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 is a direct attack on Proposition 13
Opinion By Jon Coupal – July 18, 2023 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association members and frequent readers of this column have undoubtedly heard about Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1. ACA 1 is a direct and perennial attack on Proposition 13 that would change the state Constitution to cut the percentage of votes needed to raise special taxes,…
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Republicans For Tax Hikes
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – July 18, 2023 I always chuckle when I receive a notice of the local Del Norte Republican Central Committee Meeting with their tag line, “Elect Common Sense.” One of the reasons I ran out of the Del Norte County Democratic Central Committee meeting years ago and re-registered as…
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California taxpayers cool to costly climate bond
By Jon Coupal – July 9, 2023 In addition to last week’s record-busting $310 billion dollar budget, the legislature is also advancing a $15 billion “Climate Bond” to appear on the ballot sometime in 2024. This “climate bond” should be viewed with a great deal of skepticism by California voters for several reasons. First, why…