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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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I Like Some Taxes Less Than Others, Notes on the California Situation

  • California
February 3, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Originally the Republicans were going to be totally obstructive and try to keep the necessary ballot initiatives for the special election regarding taxes from going to the public at all.  Now Mimi Walters, who had been the Republican candidate for […]

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The Social Justice Opportunity of the Century

  • California
January 20, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Much to the surprise of all of us, the new governor of California, Jerry Brown, has proposed shutting down all redevelopment agencies in the state.  The reason for this is that a city (or probably a county, where a county […]

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If I lived in Virginia . . .

  • Politics
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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Schrag on Voters’ Muddled Thinking

  • California
December 1, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Peter Schrag is a man of the left, but he is strikingly honest here on the desire of Californians for well funded education in the face of lower taxes. Even more interesting is his theory that after Proposition 13, “fiscal […]

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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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One Reason to be a Red Sox Fan…

  • Politics
August 9, 2010July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

One reason to be a Red Sox fan is that they were the one team to rehab their stadium without using any government money – and this in blue big-government Massachusetts! Mark Yost describes this in the Wall Street Journal […]

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Taxes to Raise, Taxes to Lower

  • Politics
April 14, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I thought that I had better get this out, because April 15 is just around the corner. Taxes that should be raised: The gasoline tax, by $.50 to $1 a gallon.  I oppose cap and trade, however, because it is a bureaucratic […]

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When I am elected to the Board of Equalization…

  • Economics
February 27, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

When I am elected to the Board of Equalization, I will move my headquarters to Fresno. It is well located at the center of the state, and for reasons specified here it is the best place from which I can […]

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Tax Auditors Keep Tabs on Bars by Imbibing…

  • Economics,
  • Politics
February 16, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I have never considered running for office, but I think I shall now consider running for the Board of Equalization. And I promise to anyone who votes for me that I will not delegate the important matter of liquor taxes […]

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