Economic Fairness & Tax Policy

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (782+ words) National wealth and economic growth mean little for democracy when prosperity is concentrated in the hands of the few and ordinary citizens are left behind, writes David Higginbottom. A COUNTRY CAN become rich while its people remain insecure. That should…...

6+ hour ago   (277+ words) NewsNews | Oct 11, 2026 Millions of dollars have been spent in support of Proposition 137, but the group opposing the ballot measure has raised and spent only a small fraction of that. The ballot measure has the support of a wide coalition including…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (786+ words) California voters have 14 statewide ballot measures staring at them this November. Don’t worry. Here’s all you need to know. Props. 1 and 37: No on both. The two housing measures. Proposition 1 borrows $11.25 billion for an assortment of affordable-housing programs. That means billions…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (889+ words) Publication Date: 1 October 2026 Authors: Emma Seery, Isobel Frye and Amir Bagherioromi. With contributions from Pooven Moodley, Susana Ruiz Rodríguez, Anthony Kamande, Emilio del Rio, Pubudini Wickramaratne, Wanga Mkabile- Zembe, Laura Alfers, and Dr. Colette Solomons. The report also finds that…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (514+ words) I strongly oppose Proposition 40, the proposed tax of California billionaires, on the November ballot. Taxing every billionaire who now lives in California and moves before the tax is passed is not legal. That provision would be an “ex post facto…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (311+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 20, 2026. "He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally pay their fair share." "We…...

14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (798+ words) Your report of the debate about the ethics of being a billionaire said Sir John Key’s “zinger” was that billionaires should be admired and that we should all aspire to their gargantuan bank balances. Not everyone agrees that this is…...

16+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1249+ words) California voters will soon be asked whether they want to keep taxing the incomes of the rich. And they’ll be asked whether to start taxing the accumulated wealth of the even richer. Wait, there’s more. They’ll also get to weigh…...

17+ hour, 37+ min ago   (627+ words) California is grappling with soaring Medi-Cal costs as Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers back a revised health plan tax following new federal restrictions. Critics warn that the proposal could shift more of the financial burden onto privately insured Californians....

19+ hour, 42+ min ago   (818+ words) If any state in the union needs “re-branding,” it’s California. The sun still shines. The Pacific Ocean still beckons. But today, it’s known as the state that punishes success, when it was once the land of opportunity. Today, the state’s…...