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Herdt: On taxes, redevelopment and teamwork

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February 20, 2011July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Timm Herdt of the Ventura County Star does an excellent column on how redevelopment cuts across traditional partisan lines.  I still say we have the social justice opportunity of the century! Related “Herdt: On Taxes, Redevelopment and Teamwork” by Timm Herdt […]

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OASDI Taxes Are Also Unconstitutional

  • Economics,
  • Politics
February 9, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

If this court is right, OASDI taxes are also unconstitutional. If it is upheld, I will so interpret. And the payroll tax is far more ‘regressive’ than the income tax. On the other hand, I am fine if we want […]

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San Francisco Leaders Defend Redevelopment Agencies

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February 1, 2011July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I would like to see all the local government leaders involved in trying to defend redevelopment to lose their re-election campaigns, whenever they may be. Except who has a vested interest enough who could afford to support such an effort? […]

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Inflation

  • Economics,
  • Politics
January 24, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Michael Brendan Dougherty says that the Fed has, under Bernanke, pursued an expansionist philosophy of letting asset prices rise and never trying to limit or deflate “bubbles.” This is a different one than it followed in the Paul Volcker era, […]

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If I lived in Virginia . . .

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December 23, 2010June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Ah. I suppose if I lived in Virginia, I could stop paying my Social Security (also known as OASDI and FICA) tax. That’s ‘insurance’ too. [Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance] And it’s a regressive tax that falls mainly on […]

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Immigration Policy: Now I Will Offend Everyone

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December 20, 2010June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I don’t know whether this should be the official stance of the PAN Norte, but I wish to inform my readers that I endorse both the DREAM Act, beloved of the left and the proposals of the right to redefine “birthright […]

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The Passive Aggressive Public

  • Politics
November 26, 2010June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Joel Fox here reflects on the inconsistency that the people seem to oppose “higher taxes” but favor many well funded government services. His conclusion is that there has been a breakdown of trust in our leadership, not any move towards […]

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Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic finds…

  • Politics
November 11, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic finds something actually positive in Schwarzenegger’s legacy.  An achievement on Ambinder’s part. Read: “Judgement Day” by Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic

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Back to the Nineties

  • Economics,
  • Politics
November 4, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The current election results are making us remember 1994, when also, under a Democratic President, and with health care issues in the air, the Republicans won control of the U S House of Representatives.  I’m concerned with social issues, and […]

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Election Recommendations – November 2010

  • Politics
October 28, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Partisan Office: I was rather disappointed in the Democrats, so I voted Republican on all partisan offices. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Larry Aceves.  I checked the Internet and his opponent, Tom Torlakson, is the one endorsed by the Teachers Unions. […]

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