Government Waste

EDITORIAL: Clean-energy mandate a dirty shame

SSuttie — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:31:51 -0700

An editorial by the Orange County Register explaining how a bill recently passed by State Law makers mandating that utilities purchase a third of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020 will impose a severe energy tax on California businesses and consumers.

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OPINION: Tim Cavanaugh: California: Farewell, my lovely

SSuttie — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:45:18 -0800

Tim Cavanaugh writes for the Orange County Register on the continuing uphill battle for pension reform with public sector unions and union friendly legislators alike.

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NEWS: California state employees take advantage of pension perk

SSuttie — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:19:22 -0800

As lawmakers continue to search for ways to trim California's state budget, the Los Angeles Times reports that focus has been placed on a law that allows state employees to increase retirement benefits by buying up to five fictitious years.

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EDITORIAL: Dan Walters: Watch out for voodoo propaganda

SSuttie — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:53:01 -0800

Dan Walter's lays out the foundation of a prosperous economy for the Fresno Bee and debunks the idea that protecting government jobs helps the economy.

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OPINION: How much does California owe?

SSuttie — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:23:35 -0800

Joe Nation of the SF Gate breaks down the details on how California's debt reached $265 billion.

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OPINION: NEW: Dems Prepping State For Tax Hikes

SSuttie — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:24:04 -0800

Steve Greenhut's piece for the Cal Watchdog on the falsehood surround the California Legislature's continued insistence that the budget is cut to the bone and that higher taxes are the only means of solving the ever widening deficit.

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OPINION: California not so bad?!

SSuttie — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:51:09 -0800

Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin disputes a Los Angeles Times op-ed by Bill Lockyer and Stephen Levy trying to convince readers that California is "not so bad."

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OPINION: Steven Greenhut: More 'fixes' won't fix California

SSuttie — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:46:49 -0700

Orange County Register's Steven Greenhunt makes a case for the need to cut down California's bloated government as a necessary step towards resolving the budget crisis.

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EDITORIAL: Maybe we should thank Bell's Rizzo for shedding light on pension excesses

SSuttie — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:53:30 -0700

Did the Robert Rizzo actually do California a favor? LA Times columnist Steve Lopez believes by exposing the bloated pensions of state employees at tax payer expense, the scandal in Bell has helped fuel the case for pension reform.

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OPINION: California is in De Facto Bankruptcy

erichjta — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:33:19 -0800

California currently faces massive budget shortfalls that have yet to be effectively addressed. Greenhut argues our politicians have been unwilling to take on powerful government employee unions even as taxpayers stage Tea Parties and productive citizens flee the state for lower taxes in Nevada and Arizona.

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