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Tag Archives: Jerry Brown
Texas vs. California Update for August 25, 2014
Another look at how Texas stacks up to the no-longer-so-Golden state: Problem: Those lousy taxpayers get pension reform passed. Solution: CalPERS uses “99 categories of ‘special pay’” to go on a pension spiking orgy. What are some of those 99 … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged California, CalPERs, fraud, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles, marijuana, San Bernardino, Stockton, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for May 14, 2014
Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: Chief Executive ranks the states for business friendliness. Once again, Texas is ranked the best state for doing business in. And once again, California is ranked the worst. “Texas is the best state … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Democrats, Regulation, Texas, unions, video, Waste and Fraud
Tagged Budget, California, CalPERs, Chuck DeVore, Democrats, Jerry Brown, pension crisis, Regulation, San Bernardino, Scott Peters, Stockton, Texas, unions, video
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Texas vs. California Update for March 24, 2014
In California, I would say that March Madness is ignoring the looming pension crisis, except that madness extends to every other month as well… Where is income inequality worst in the U.S.? Well, for one thing, in California: Perhaps no … Continue reading
Posted in Regulation, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged California, Channell Commercial, Chevron, environmentalism, fraud, Jerry Brown, Occidental Petroleum, Rick Perry, Texas, unions, waste, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for February 11, 2014
Meant to put this up at lunch, but Stuff. And Things. How California overprotects public employee union contracts. If the paper from Volokh the Younger is too heavy-sledding for non-lawyers, here’s a nice summary. CalPERS is demographically doomed. The people … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Regulation, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Austin, Bob Filner, California, fraud, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles, Placentia, San Bernardino, San Diego, Stockton, Texas, unions, waste, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for January 8, 2013
Time for another look at the respective fortunes of the nation’s two biggest states: Between 1992 and 2010, California lost $45.27 billion in income while Texas gained $24.94B. (Hat tip: Moe Lane.) That’s one of the many reasons Texas has … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Democrats, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Budget, California, Democrats, Desert Hot Springs, Jerry Brown, Pacific Grove, Texas, unions, waste, Welfare State
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Gun News Roundup for October 14, 2013
Enough gun news popped up this weekend to justify a roundup: California Governor Jerry Brown vetoes an assault weapons ban. “We’re through the looking glass here, people!” But before you celebrate this unexpected outbreak of common sense on Brown’s part, … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Guns, Obama Scandals
Tagged BATFE, California, Colorado, Colorado Recall, Elections, Evie Hudak, Fast and Furious, gun control, Guns, IRS, Jerry Brown, John Hickenlooper, Washington, Wendy Davis
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Texas vs. California: January 22, 2013
Another quick roundup of Texas’ economic strength, and California’s blue state decline: California isn’t just running out of money, it’s running out of children. Thanks to more honest accounting rules, six more California counties are now officially bankrupt. Despite which, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Democrats, Economics, Republicans, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged Budget, California, Jerry Brown, pension crisis, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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Dear California: You Know That Money Will Be Wasted, and You Know Those Tax Hikes Will Be Permanent
I’ve got another Texas vs. California piece coming around on the guitar, but I thought there was enough here to warrant a separate post. Hold on to your hats, but it seems that California voters might, just might, be catching … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Democrats, Economics, Elections, unions, Welfare State
Tagged 2012 Election, Budget, California, Democrats, Elections, Jerry Brown, Taxes, unions, Welfare State
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California vs. Texas: Round 54
The challenge with covering the respective fortunes of Texas and California is where to cut off the news roundup. Here’s news of how California is sucking, and Texas isn’t, from the last month or so: Texas is ranked number one … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Texas, Welfare State
Tagged Budget, California, Jerry Brown, jobs, Taxes, Texas
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