Apparently enterprise zones have turned out to be the same sort of corporate welfare and beggar-thy-neighbor deal that redevelopment has been. I don’t know much about Business Improvement Districts, but I think they’re kind of like residential homeowmers associations and […]
Politics
You’ve Seen Dan Morain’s Article…
You’ve seen Dan Morain’s article. For those of you who are interested, here’s the link to the actual answers I wrote! And you’ll get to find out what NTSEBREE and NESEBREE are. Related: “Howard Ahmanson, now a conservative Democrat, holds forth” by Dan Morain […]
Dan Morain: Unlikely Ally for Brown’s Big Fight
I get some notoriety for cutting across political lines on behalf of an important social justice issue. Related: “Dan Morain: Unlikely ally for Brown’s big fight” by Dan Morain at Sacbee.com
Herdt: On taxes, redevelopment and teamwork
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 […]
OASDI Taxes Are Also Unconstitutional
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 […]
San Francisco Leaders Defend Redevelopment Agencies
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? […]
Inflation
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, […]
If I lived in Virginia . . .
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 […]
Immigration Policy: Now I Will Offend Everyone
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 […]
The Passive Aggressive Public
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 […]