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Another good reason to be rich
Sure, there are plenty of good reasons to be rich– don't have to worry about the rising cost of living; the greater likelihood of attracting a pneumatic mate (or at least being able to afford to surgically alter your mate into a more pneumatic state, until a newer, pneumatic-er model comes along); etc., etc.– and now the Bush administration has given us one more. The rich are different from you and me, because the Bush administration doesn't particularly care whether they pay all the
July 24, 2006Department of Chastity
From this morning's USA Today, a report on your tax dollars in action: The federal government's "no sex without marriage" message isn't just for kids anymore. Now the government is targeting unmarried adults up to age 29 as part of its abstinence-only programs, which include millions of dollars in federal money that will be available to the states under revised federal grant guidelines for 2007. The government says the change is a clarification. But critics say it's a clear signal of a more di
October 31, 2006The Gov's Budget: Who, What, and How Hard?
If you're a college student in California, congratulations-- you play a leading role in Governor Schwarzenegger's new budget plan. The governor believes in you. He believes you're the sort of person who can make a sacrifice for the public good. Instead of turning to, say, big businesses, real estate speculators, or those parasites who live off trust funds to find the "discipline" needed to make his budget work, he turns to you. The governor knows you're the kind of person who wouldn't mind p
January 11, 2007Saving them from WW2 Japan wasn't enough
Matt Cunningham's Red County/OC Blog has an interesting post today on legislation backed by Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-Anaheim) that would require present-day U.S. taxpayers to pay reparations to World War II residents of Guam. It's not that our citizens or soldiers have ever done anything wrong to Guam. In fact, American soldiers—funded by U.S. taxpayers in the 1940s—gave their lives or limbs to remove the brutal Japanese military from their island. We could also note the U
May 8, 2007See, the Iraq War IS worth it
Thousands of dead Americans, tens of thousands of dead Iraqis, an unstable region, everyone hates us, no end in sight . . . sure, when you put it that way, the Iraq war doesn't sound so good. But what about the unforseen benefits, as extolled in this press release that just rolled into the Clockwork Tower? War Wound Project to Reduce Battlefield Scars Now Used to Tighten Skin, Prevent Wrinkles New York, N.Y. - February, 21, 2006 - A war wound project that developed a tissue regeneration and sc
February 21, 2006Obey My Jowls!
Below is a video of Ken Calvert on his support of the 241 Toll Road. Nevermind that his reputation is on the line. Nevermind that he worked to garner earmarks (see Of Pork and Ken, Feb. 16 2006) so that taxpayer money could be spent on "environmental studies" for the toll roads - millions upon millions of taxpayer dollars, despite the Transportation Corridor Agencies' continual assurances that no taxpayer money will go to the CONSTRUCTION of the toll road - a legally defensible claim. But, just
January 19, 2008Change Today?
August 28, 2003True Liar: Gov. Schwarzenegger brings deceit to real life
"All [California lawmakers] know how to do is spend, spend, spend . . . Then they realize they are spending too much and so they tax, tax, tax. I will not raise your taxes. I will not cut education."--Arnold Schwarzenegger in October 2003, while campaigning to unseat then-Gov. Gray Davis in a recall election because Davis wanted to raise taxes to end an $8 billion budget crisis. Fast forward to today and Gov. Schwarzenegger, the liar, has proposed raising taxes by a whopping $14.3 billion and cu
December 31, 2008Nonprofits Help Low-Income Families File Tax Returns, Get Credits
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove, Orange County United Way and the Legal Aid Society of Orange County have teamed to sponsor Free Community Tax Days to help families file their income taxes and claim tax credits they may not be aware they are eligible for. Particular focus will be directed at getting filers to explore their eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is the primary anti-poverty program offered to individuals and families who meet the Internal Revenue Ser
February 3, 2009State Taxman Pops Buena Park Doctor and Wife for Alleged Fraud
The state Franchise Tax Board (FTB) reports today that physician John S. Han, 61, and his wife Sonya Han, 55, were arrested on felony counts of Medicare fraud and filing fraudulent state income tax returns after a search of their Buena Park home. According to FTB special agents, Mr. Han, who owns John S. Han, M.D., Inc. and operates Pain Medical Center in Norwalk, billed Medicare for more than $10 million in services from 2001-05 but failed to report more than $6.2 million in i
February 5, 2009Will Obama's Stimulus Plan Help Make the OC Great Park a Reality?
Calling the action "momentous," the Great Park Corp. Board of Directors voted unanimously today to recommend the Irvine City Council adopt the Great Park Design Studio's Comprehensive Park Plan, the final planning piece required before the building phase can begin--as soon as March 20--on the ambitious, mixed-use park on 1,350 acres of the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.Now all the directors have to do is figure out how to pay for it.To that end, director Miguel Pulido, who is Santa Ana
February 19, 2009A Fortuitously Timed Tax-Denying Conference Comes To Our Tax-Hating County
Man met bril / Flickr / Creative CommonsSpotted on the commute to Weekly world headquarters today: a brown Dodge pickup whose back window read, in blue electricians-tape lettering, "TAX REVOLT!" Spotted on Red County and Orange Juice Blog: recall fever against all the Republicans who supported the state's recently passed tax-hiking budget.Spotted at Irvine's Atrium Hotel from March 13 to 16: Freedom Law School's 2009 Health & Freedom Conference. The conference, which has been held in Orange
February 26, 2009Welcome to the Poorhouse: Ring-Ring-Ring!
Please do not take it personally if I do not answer the phone when you call. Bill collectors used to call my home every morning beginning at 8:30. Then it was 8 a.m. Now it can be any hour of the day. They now call my home, my cell phone and my work lines. One called my wife's main office line, for a bill that is under my name. After she pointed that out--ripping them a new one in the process--they stopped calling her there.My cell phone's history of received calls is now a collection of a
March 6, 2009Welcome to the Poorhouse: Ah, Tax Time
Collectors for credit-card companies have the phone ringing off the hook, but the messages in the mailbox are worse. Other creditors, the ones not calling because they have miraculously been paid on time, inform that finance charges are being jacked up due to late payments to other creditors. Non-payment notices arrive from Edison, the water district and the county assessor, who reiterates that not only is the huge property tax bill late but so is the late charge on it, and--unless you're a seni
April 13, 2009DeVore Now Bugs Henley, Boxer AND Scrooge McDuck (Updated)
Barbara BoxerWe vowed to be more sparing in our blog coverage of Irvine Assemblyman/2010 senatorial candidate Chuck DeVore's publicity campaign to seem like the most affably goofy nuclear-power lobbyist in the state. But it's time for an update, because DeVore's gone and made another Don Henley parody. This one jabs at Barbara Boxer, his 2010 opponent (contingent on the highly dubious assumption that DeVore will win the Republican primary)It's called "All She Wants To Do is Tax," a rip-off of H
April 14, 2009Historic $618,000 Settlement Was Money Well-Spent for Owners of Low-Income Stanton Apartment Complex
September 4, 2008It's Your Money
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July 19, 2007It's Your Money
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August 9, 2007It's Your Money
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August 2, 2007It's Your Money
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July 26, 2007It's Your Money
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July 12, 2007It's Your Money
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July 5, 2007It's Your Money
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June 28, 2007It's Your Money
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June 14, 2007It's Your Money
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May 24, 2007It's Your Money
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May 17, 2007Revenge of the Anti-Teabagger
In light of all the teabagging going on today, the Weekly's Favorite Lefty Who Leads a Jazz Trio, Ron Kobayashi, wonders why the teabaggers' corporate sponsor, Fox News, "failed to organize any protests when George W. Bush created $500 billion budget deficits by spending more than any president before him." Kobayashi also finds it interesting that, "Conservatives, the ones who complain the loudest about government spending and taxation, are the ones who use the MOST government, tax supported pro
April 15, 2009Live Free Now
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July 14, 2005Wreck (of) a Nation
June 2, 2005Letters
November 6, 2003The Case for Governor Tom McClintock
October 9, 2003You Paid for Tony Rackauckas Mexican Vacation
April 3, 2003Diary of a Mad County
March 6, 2003Air Argyros
March 28, 2002Super Suckers
June 14, 2001The New Hugh
April 20, 2000How Bob Dornan Turned Political Defeat into a Windfall for his Family
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July 24, 1997OC Politicos Harsh San Mateo County's Bailout Mellow
Campbell, financial cock blockerSan Mateo County officials who went to Congress Tuesday seeking a federal bailout of funds lost in its investment portfolio with Lehman Brothers, which the Bush administration allowed to fail in what would become the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, got the financial equivalent of a cock block from their Orange County counterparts.Noting that the U.S. Treasury has rescued more than 535 financial institutions with $590 billion, several local governments asked a
May 6, 2009Orange County May Become the Avis of Municipal Bankruptcies
Since 1994, Orange County has held the . . . um . . . honor of having achieved the . . . erm . . . distinction of the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, a $1.64 billion financial fuck-up that has managed to stick like Roger Maris' single-season homerun record.But the seemingly unbeatable always seems to be beat by the equivalent of a hulking, juiced-up Mark McGwire lurking around the corner, followed by an even hulkier, juiced-er Barry Bonds lurking around the next corner.Orange County's B
May 11, 2009Where Have All the Anti-Tax Crusaders Gone?
When he wasn't running for governor, Fountain Valley's George "Nick" Jesson was associated with the We the People Congress, an anti-tax group that bought an ad in USA Today in 2001 challenging the government's right to tax income. Indeed, Orange County used to be crawling with anti-tax crusaders who claimed filing income tax returns was "voluntary" or "unconstitutional." Take one of their courses and they'd show you how to live tax-free. Well, the gubment shut those classes down licke
August 20, 2009Does Miguel Pulido Work out of a Tax Preparer's Office?
With IRS troubles like his, will Don Papi become Obama's ambassador to Mexico?For years, opponents of SanTana Mayor Don Papi Pulido have openly wondered how an invisible politician can make so much cash that he can afford an estate in the city's ritzy Floral Park neighborhood. His Form 700s have always included a grab bag of new investments, projects, and other cash inflows that the Don Papi has pursued--real-estate deals, car-related efforts, and a longstanding stint as a director of the Fuller
June 4, 2009Diane Harkey Stink Smeared on Linda Ackerman, Who Seeks "Dripper" Duvall's Vacated Assembly Seat
Harkey's ethical challenges produced recall calls. Assemblywoman Diane Harkey (R-Dana Point) has endorsed Linda Ackerman to fill the vacancy left by ex-Assemblyman Mike Duvall, who resigned in disgrace quickly after the Weekly's R. Scott Moxley and KCAL/KCBS reporter Dave Lopez exposed the Yorba Linda Republican morality cop and married father of two bragging about banging female lobbyists.Not only did at least one lobbyist have business before Duvall's panels, he sat on the Assembly
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