Update: A big week for taxpayers at the California Supreme Court
By Jon Coupal – May 10, 2024 Your Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has been fighting for taxpayers since 1978, and it’s no exaggeration to say this was one of the…
Enough bonds already!
By Jon Coupal – May 7, 2024 Back in 2010, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, said that “the most significant threat to our national…
Time for California lawmakers to end home equity theft
By Jon Coupal and Jim Manley – April 26, 2024 In May of last year, the United States Supreme Court ruled that home equity theft — the practice of governments…
Jon Coupal: ULA tax numbers expose economic ignorance
Opinion By Jon Coupal – April 13, 2024 California would be a far better state if politicians and progressive activists were required to take a course in basic economic principles.…
An important message to all California voters from HJTA President Jon Coupal:
March 19, 2024 Every vote counts, especially in a close election like the one for Proposition 1. Two weeks after the March 5 primary it is still too close to…
Don’t blame Prop. 13 for California’s mental health crisis
By Jon Coupal – March 8, 2024 The tax-and-spend lobby loves to blame Proposition 13 for all of California’s woes. This has become so routine that we at the Howard…
A bold idea for California: Instead of passing so many new laws, how about some oversight over existing ones?
By Jon Coupal – March 3, 2024 The reaction from politicians to California’s budget deficit – now estimated by the Legislative Analyst to be around $73 billion – breaks down…
Gov. Newsom’s silly arguments against the Taxpayer Protection Act don’t stick
By Jon Coupal – February 19, 2024 Last week, the organizations sponsoring the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) filed their response to the governor and Legislature’s lawsuit, which…
