California Businesses

NEWS: 84 companies added to ‘leaving California’ list

SSuttie — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:21:16 -0700

Orange County Register's Jan Norman reports on the ever increasing list of businesses leaving California, believed to be due to "high taxes, undue regulations, excessive fines and fees, high workers’ comp (insurance) costs."

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EDITORIAL: California's green jobs fleeing, too?

SSuttie — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:38:20 -0700

Are California's taxes and regulations on businesses driving away the "green jobs" that some expect to save the economy? This editorial from The Orange County Register cites specific examples of "green companies" looking outside California to set up shop and expresses concern over the economic damage AB32 would inflict.

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OPINION: California's Tax Tactics Undermine Prosperity

erichjta — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:31:10 -0800

Jason Clemens states California leaders have failed to understand the true effects high taxes have on our state. While politicians often view tax increases as a simple way to increase revenue, they lack an appreciation of economic realities including tax competition among states. To get our economy going again we need to reduce the tax burden.

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ARTICLE: State Regulations Cost CA $493 Billion and 3.8 Million Jobs

tgaul — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:37:53 -0700

This article in the OC Register highlights the recent business report on the effect of state regulations on California businesses. The report found that business regulations cost an average of $134,122 per small California business, $13,801 per household and $4,685 per resident each year. And the legislature wonders why the state economy is failing and why businesses are leaving California by the dozens...

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A Tax By Any Other Name

Jon Coupal — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:57:49 -0800

Senate leader Don Perata has a plan to provide all uninsured working Californians with health insurance at an estimated cost of $5 billion to $7 billion without a tax increase. Okay.

The Perata plan would force businesses that do not provide health insurance and their employees, through a payroll deduction, to pay into a state agency that would attempt to negotiate for "affordable" coverage. When paying taxes, workers would have to show proof of medical insurance.

This is just plain wrong on so many levels -- let me count the ways. Read more >>