The Tax System Is Progressive

by | Aug 7, 2023 | Taxes

Timothy Vermeer et al. at the Tax Foundation: The U.S. system of taxes and transfers is highly progressive. Measuring comprehensive income, inclusive of market-based income and government taxes and transfers, illustrates the total fiscal burden created by a fiscal...

End Poverty in California?

by | Aug 6, 2023 | California Politics, Poverty

At Reason, Steven Greenhut writes about former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and his group, End Poverty In California (EPIC): Tubb’s group is correct that poverty rates in California are atrocious. “California has the highest rate of poverty at 13.2% of any...

Governor DeSantis on Public Service

by | Aug 5, 2023 | Public Service

Julia Manchester at The Hill: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Sunday said he would “start slitting throats on day one” when it comes to taking on the “deep state.” DeSantis made the remarks at a barbecue campaign event in Rye, N.H., hosted by former Sen. Scott Brown...

The Odd Couple

by | Aug 3, 2023 | Bipartisanship, California Politics, Civility

At LAT, Mark Z. Barabak writes of the unlikely friendship of Democatic Rep. Ami Bera and Republican operative Rob Stutzman: It helped that Bera tends toward the center-left, with a business-friendly bent. (“Organized labor does not like Bera and neither do we,” the...

About the Indictment

by | Aug 2, 2023 | Crime, Insurrection

Special Counsel Jack Smith Delivers Statement Tuesday, August 1, 2023 Washington, DC Statement as Delivered Good evening. Today, an indictment was unsealed charging Donald J. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and...