The California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act (CPOFPA) is an initiative that would curb government's power to seize private property and turn it over to another private entity that is willing to pay more in taxes. The measure is sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association, the California Farm Bureau Federation and the California Alliance for the Protection of Private Property Rights who are gathering signatures to place it on the June 2008 state-wide ballot.  Read more >>

That loud crash you just heard is the sound of another Proposition 13 myth being busted. It turns out that, contrary to the claims of some county and municipal officials, new housing pays its own way.  Read more >>

As the stalemate over the budget continues into its seventh week, taxpayers are troubled over mischaracterizations in the mainstream media about who is responsible. The negative attention is focused on Senate Republicans who are being portrayed as the obstructionists. But viewed fairly, their position is both reasonable and mainstream.  Read more >>

As the stalemate over the budget continues into its seventh week, taxpayers are troubled over mischaracterizations in the mainstream media about who is responsible. The negative attention is focused on Senate Republicans who are being portrayed as the obstructionists. But viewed fairly, their position is both reasonable and mainstream.  Read more >>

What if you could make an investment that returned 9 percent annually tax free? Not good enough? How about a 12 percent return in good times and no less than 3 percent in bad times -- all tax free? Still not interested? How about if you received the money and didn't have to invest even one red cent?  Read more >>