Commentary: Appeasement of Unions, Special Interests Leading States into Bankruptcy

By Jamison Beuerman

11/12/2010

As long as this vicious cycle is in place, unions will continue to receive favorable legislation which rewards a few while harming many.

TAGS: Bailouts, California, Dick Morris, Labor, middle-class, special interests

Commentary: California Remains on Course for Economic Disaster

By Jamison Beuerman

11/10/2010

It does not take an economist to explain how union and bureaucrat-backed pension plans are killing California.

TAGS: Barbara Boxer, California, Cap and Trade, climate change legislation, Jerry Brown, Labor, pensions

California’s Failure a Lesson for Other States

By Jennifer Moreale

04/21/2010

In a previous blog post we noted that public-sector unions impose higher labor costs, increase public debt, and lower the state’s management quality. The end result of the growth of public sector unions can be seen in California. A member of California’s Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was recorded saying “We helped to get you...

TAGS: California, City Journal, Labor, SEIU, Steven Malanga, UAW

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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