THE WATER "FEE" IS A TAX. PERIOD.
Jon Coupal, the President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association penned a piece that appeared in the FlashReport, drawing the distinction between a tax and a fee. Given that he is an authorative source on the matter, let’s make no mistake about it. There is a currently a proposal on the table to increase the tax burden on Californians by several billion (yes, with a "B") a year. This proposal would place a mandatory fee of $3/month ($36/year) on every parcel of property in the state, and then these funds would go towards water-related infrastructure investments. But the key is that there is no nexus to an individual’s payment and a project nearby that directly benefits them. Instead, all of these billions of dollars collected locally will be shipped to Sacramento and spent there by politicians. If this isn’t a tax increase, I don’t know what is.
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GOP UNREST AT BIG SPENDING NO SURPRISE
There are several links on the main page today dealing with unrest amongst Republicans, which touches on the Kennedy hire, and a lot of Democrats being appointed to Judgeships under this Republican Governor’s administration. Most angst that I have found comes from the spending proposals that seek to remake the image of the Republican Party, away from its message of fiscal restraint.
I will be writing a piece soon concerning the upcoming GOP convention. But I will say that I have seen around the web, on blog sites, and in comments, some statements that make it sound like the FlashReport, or its publisher (me!) have been significantly engaged in pre-convention strategic or tactical preparations. While I have been at a couple of meetings where the topic has been discussed, any rumors to some significant role are…just that…rumors.
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