CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 06/11/2016

Simi Valley ENDS a History of Balanced Budgets—Deficit Budget is Called “Sustainable” By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 08:05 pm Like other cities, my hometown of Simi Valley is facing the reality of the collapse of the pension system.  Not only did they approve a general fund budget with a $500,000 deficit—to be financed by taking money from a redevelopment agency that died years ago—and the city refused to return the money to those from […] Read More and Comment: Simi Valley ENDS a History of Balanced Budgets—Deficit Budget is Called “Sustainable” UC Pension Plan—Free Choice for NEW Employers—Threatens Unions/Government By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 08:01 pm Freedom is scary for unions and government bureaucrats—if people are given a choice between a failed government pension system and a self directed, personally owned pension, employees will run from government.  By working in government, even at the UC level, they understand it is a failed system. “At stake is a controversial, new two-tiered pension […] Read More and Comment: UC Pension Plan—Free Choice for NEW Employers—Threatens Unions/Government Academics Provide Biased Assessment of Conservatives—to Fit THEIR Political Beliefs By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 07:56 pm   Did you really think that a study from a government University, one in Virginia and the other in Pennsylvania, would provide a scientific approach to the “psychology” of conservatives and liberals?  The report was released three years ago—showing conservatives have emotional problems and liberals are in great shape (though they are bigots, hate freedom […] Read More and Comment: Academics Provide Biased Assessment of Conservatives—to Fit THEIR Political Beliefs San Jose Police Chief “Excuses” His Cops for Allowing Violence Against Trump Supporters By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 07:54 pm Totalitarian State are noted for their ability to think the ends justify the means.  In China, Cuba, Eastern Europe, Russia, the government allows and promotes violence against those that oppose its policies.  If an anti-government rally is held, the government organizes rioters, allows them to beat up those exercising free speech.  You have seen the […] Read More and Comment: San Jose Police Chief “Excuses” His Cops for Allowing Violence Against Trump Supporters Disneyland Ripping Off Poor/Middle Class Anaheim Taxpayers By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 07:51 pm This is how a multi-billion company, a firm with profits in the hundreds of millions makes money—it takes tax dollars from the poor and middle class to finance their operations.  In total, Disney wants a $200 million GIFT from the people of Anaheim.  Worse, along with other luxury hotels, the poor and middle class are […] Read More and Comment: Disneyland Ripping Off Poor/Middle Class Anaheim Taxpayers State Borrows $7 Billion From Special Funds to Keep From Deficit By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 07:44 pm You have to read carefully this phony press release from the Democrat State Controller.  She admits that May tax revenues were down by $1.5 billion, in total.  Then she crows that total State revenues are up by over $5 billion for the first eleven months of this fiscal year.  Yet, the real State of the […] Read More and Comment: State Borrows $7 Billion From Special Funds to Keep From Deficit San Diego is Joining San Fran/Santa Barbara Trying to End Cars in City–Bike Your Way Through Town By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 07:41 pm Imagines you live in La Jolla or La Mesa and trying to get to your job as a CPA, a banker, a small business owner–and you are disabled and need your car to get from home to work in downtown San Diego.  You will drive to a location outside the downtown area, found your bike, […] Read More and Comment: San Diego is Joining San Fran/Santa Barbara Trying to End Cars in City–Bike Your Way Through Town 50% of California Renters Want to BUY a Home—But Can’t Due to Government Policies By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 07:37 pm Thanks to State policies in re: affordable housing, between 20 and 25% of all housing being built is so-called “affordable housing”.  That means the middle class subsidizes below market price housing for the poor–forcing them to pay higher prices for market priced housing (plus higher taxes) to pay for their own housing.  Why can’t 50% […] Read More and Comment: 50% of California Renters Want to BUY a Home—But Can’t Due to Government Policies Medicare Drug Reimbursement Cuts Are Backdoor Rationing By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 07:34 pm ObamaCare is unaffordable, expensive and provides mediocre health care and drugs needed to keep you alive are being rationed.  Even with that premiums are going up 20% and more, while deductibles are at the low end $5,000–some over $8,000 before the government will allow the insurance to kick in.  Obama lied and people died. “The […] Read More and Comment: Medicare Drug Reimbursement Cuts Are Backdoor Rationing Special Interest Use Congress to Hire Foreigners/Fire or Not Hire Americans By Stephen Frank on Jun 10, 2016 07:29 pm Thanks to government, the $15 minimum wage is causing business to buy computers and robots instead of hiring people. Disney is using Americans to train foreigners, to take their jobs.  In the month of May over 500,000 Americans stopped looking for jobs and our lack of labor participation is at an historic high.  Yet the […] Read More and Comment: Special Interest Use Congress to Hire Foreigners/Fire or Not Hire Americans   In Case You Missed It: Hillary LOSES 30% of Her California Vote—13% of Her New Jersey Vote (From 2008) Fast Food Future Hit Pasadena Yesterday—Machines/Not People—From China More Chinese Immigrants Are Coming To The U.S…Through Mexico? Democrat Introduces Bill to Allow DEMOCRATS to Pick Republican Presidential Candidate Education reform-backed candidates sweep California primary elections