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Pot Smoking Capitalists
"They're going to tax the hell out of me." "They're taxing everybody they can, just because California is in debt." "They see the money can be made, like unbelievable taxation, enough to push me out of business." These aren't your local Tea Partiers, these are quotes...
Boxer’s Arrogance Bites Back
If you never say Sen. Barbara Boxer's asinine display with Gen. Michael Walsh, you missed a beaut. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0CprVYsG0k Now that you've seen it, be sure to see what Hollywood mogul and movie director David Zucker thinks about it....
Hulburd Can Only Wish
The Daily Kos reported on a survey that shows Jon Hulburd leading Ben Quayle by two points. If that raises your eyebrows, there's a good reason. The survey was conducted by Democrat firm Public Policy Polling, which in addition to Democrat clients, also conducts...
Good Graph on Two Economic Recoveries
Chart from Heritage Foundation. Thanks to Goldwater Institute for pointing it out.
Krugman on Deficits/Spending
In my previous post, I used a graph to illustrate how state spending in Arizona hasn't been cut enough, not only compared to actual revenue collections, but based on what prognosticators thought revenues would be. The point of my graph was to show how spending...
In Need of State Spending Limit
There are many line items in the state budget, both on revenue side and the expenditure side. As a matter of practice, when looking at the budgets from fiscal year to fiscal year, we like to look at net ongoing revenue vs. the appropriated operating budget. Net...
Funny Tweet of the Day
From the AZ Democratic Party: Poll by respected researcher Bruce Merrill indicates tighter governors race than right-wing Rasmussen polls. http://ow.ly/2QQAE First, Bruce Merrill might be a respected person, friend, father, neighbor . . . but in political circles,...
Karl Rove + New York Times
** Update ** The October 7 model in the Manchin (D) vs. Raese (R) WV Senate race has Raese with a 64% probability of winning. The Sept. 30 model, which I wrote about below had it the other way around. If you're a betting man, and you like to bet on the favorites,...
Goddard Pushes Major Tax Increase
During the 1980's, Arizona suffered through tax increases under Gov. Bruce Babbitt. Arizona's economy also underperformed compared to the national average. In the 90's, things changed. Arizonans elected Fife Symington to be their governor, and between 1993 and 1997...
That’s the Plan
Charlie Crist, who switched from Republican to Independent when Marco Rubio was trouncing him in the polls, said at an editorial board meeting that being down 20 points to Rubio had nothing to do with his change of Party (or long-held positions, apparently). Next...
Non-partisan Pork
Pork plays no favorites. This ad is being run by a Democrat against a Republican. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLyeDD-xNv8
Arizona’s Baseline Spending Reductions
Real reductions in base spending do not add up to $2.2 billion as folks like to claim. More like $700 million. Thanks to JLBC for slide.