It’s called “behested payments.” That’s when a public official asks for a donation to something other than a campaign committee, for example, an inaugural committee fund or a favorite nonprofit organization. In California, campaign contributions are limited to prevent undue influence, but there’s another category of donation that is completely unlimited. 1.ĭue to a history of previous scandals, both game shows and governments have rules to make sure nobody rigs the outcome. Even more thrills and chills are ahead next year, when businesses may have to decide whether to risk losing Proposition 13 in an election or trade it for the tax reform behind Door No. It doesn’t matter what voters or jurors or local governments or state lawmakers or courts or federal officials did yesterday, today it’s a whole new game. Los Angeles and San Francisco are losers in the high-speed rail game - “AAH-eem sorry!” - but if you live in Merced, you and a companion have won an all-expense paid trip on a train so fast that you’ll be in Bakersfield in plenty of time for the … for the …. New parents are winners with a proposal for six months of paid family leave, paid for by a payroll tax on everybody else. Huntington Beach is a loser, chosen for a lawsuit over a lack of housing development. “Better luck next time! That lock box will make a lovely holder for this lifetime supply of Lee Press-on Nails!”Įvery day is another episode. In November, voters who wanted the roads fixed agreed to retain the SB1 tax hike of 12 cents per gallon on gasoline, even more on diesel and $25 to $175 on vehicle registration, and they also voted for a lock box to protect the transportation tax revenue from politicians who might try to divert it. Newsom has announced his intention to withhold transportation funds from cities that don’t build their “fair share” of housing. Meanwhile, it’s buzz-buzz “AAH-eem sorry!” for California drivers. You have to wonder if Vanna White called her agent and demanded to know why she didn’t even get an audition. The money is paid out as a tax refund, but it’s not actually a refund because it’s paid even when no taxes are withheld or owed.įirst Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom appeared in Fresno to promote the cash giveaway. Speaking of cash prizes, Newsom is proposing to double the size of the California Earned Income Tax Credit program, which currently provides up to $2,800 to income-qualified taxpayers with qualifying children. When the governor met recently with the mayors of California’s largest cities, and they asked for more money to address the problem of homelessness, Newsom stepped in front of cameras and announced, “The budget just changed!” What? How? The governor’s office wouldn’t say. Then there’s the cash and prizes to be handed out.
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