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Didn't the former governor of california have enough common sense to veto this before?
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Didn't the former governor of california have enough common sense to veto this before?
I can't imagine the courts being okay with this. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if their were unanimous opinions against it. What's to prevent a state from keeping someone off the ballot unless they pass a piece of legislation that the state demands?
What if California listens to Antifa and decides the Republican party is "literally" the same thing as the Nazi party and it passes a law keeping Republican candidates off ballots altogether? I'd like to know the boundaries of what California thinks it can and can't do with regard to elections.
Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
I can't imagine the courts being okay with this. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if their were unanimous opinions against it. What's to prevent a state from keeping someone off the ballot unless they pass a piece of legislation that the state demands?
What if California listens to Antifa and decides the Republican party is "literally" the same thing as the Nazi party and it passes a law keeping Republican candidates off ballots altogether? I'd like to know the boundaries of what California thinks it can and can't do with regard to elections.
Yes, the last governor was smart enough to see it was a slippery slope and so he vetoed it... I guess this new governor is not as smart.
Jerry Brown vetoes bill to pry loose Trump's tax returns
Rebuking fellow Democrats’ latest volley at President Donald Trump, California Gov. Jerry Brown late Sunday vetoed legislation that would have forced presidential candidates to make their tax returns public before appearing on the state ballot.
The veto, in which Brown cautioned against setting a “’slippery slope' precedent,” marked a setback for Democrats and open-government advocates trying to uncover Trump’s tax returns at the state level.
“While I recognize the political attractiveness – even the merits – of getting President Trump’s tax returns, I worry about the political perils of individual states seeking to regulate presidential elections in this manner,” Brown wrote in a veto message. “First, it may not be constitutional. Second, it sets a ‘slippery slope’ precedent. Today we require tax returns, but what would be next? Five years of health records? A certified birth certificate? High school report cards? And will these requirements vary depending on which political party is in power?”
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"If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU. "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek. GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
California’s Tax-the-Rich Boomerang
A new study shows the 2012 tax hike drove high earners from the state.
Democrats in California have raised taxes on the rich again and again, and liberals claim it has no effect on taxpayer migration and does no harm to state tax revenue. A new study finds the opposite.
Stanford economists Joshua Rauh and Ryan Shyu analyzed how high earners responded to a 2012 referendum (Prop. 30) backed by Democrats that raised the top marginal rate on taxpayers with more than $1 million of income to 13.3% from 10.3%. The top rates on individuals earning more than $250,000 also rose between one and two percentage points.
First, the researchers examined whether higher taxes caused top earners to leave the state by measuring migration before and after Prop. 30 took effect. They noted a large uptick in the departure rate of taxpayers with more than $5 million in income following the tax hike—from 1.5% to 2.125%—and a commensurate outflow for taxpayers earning between $2 million and $5 million.
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In sum, the study estimates that outward migration and taxpayer behavioral responses erased 45.2% of the expected revenue gains from the tax hike on top earners. This is especially relevant since liberal economists argue that the rich don’t care about marginal tax rates and raising the top income rate to 70% won’t affect revenue or incentives to work.
The study suggests Sacramento should think again. And watch out for the next recession when investment income and capital gains fall for the affluent. Democrats will have to soak the middle class even more than they already do to finance all of the new spending demands they are creating in the good times (e.g., free health care for undocumented immigrants).
That’s one reason they’re pushing a referendum next year to remove the state’s constitutional tax cap on commercial property. The liberal forecast in California always calls for higher taxes.
"If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU. "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek. GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
The same thing is happening in Illinois and New York.
Yeah, they all need to knock it off. They are driving up real estate evaluations and my property taxes.
"If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU. "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek. GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
No love for the people that work for Tesla in California. Sad.
"If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU. "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek. GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
Come on everyone! California needs our help... pay more taxes!
Why California Is In Trouble – 340,000 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $45 Billion
Despite California’s $54 billion budget deficit and $1 trillion unfunded pension liability, there are 340,390 government employees bringing home six-figure salary and pension checks.
Recently, though, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked U.S. taxpayers for a bailout.
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They are not going to be able to pay those six-figure salaries and pensions! Sad.
"If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU. "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek. GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
Cali pension system is a joke. Why would anyone work beyond age 50?
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"If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU. "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek. GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
Because I don't become eligible till 55 and don't max my percentage till 62.
My buddy retired at 52. With 100% of his working salary. He worked for a decent-sized city in NoCal.
"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
My buddy retired at 52. With 100% of his working salary. He worked for a decent-sized city in NoCal.
lucky guy. Many of those were poor deals by local agencies. They have something like 3% at age 50. Cops get 2.5% at 50. I am a sucker and only get 2% at 55, but get 2.5% at 62. All the new hires for the state within the last 10 years are 2% at 62.
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