Want to get serious about the state budget? Then repeal Prop. 108 (1992)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Recently, three leading Tucson business groups — TREO, the Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Arizona Leadership Council — told a group of 11 Southern Arizona legislators to overhaul the state tax system and improve the climate for high-paying jobs. Business groups seek AZ tax action: Advertisement The officials said the state … Read more
Must read post at Daily Kos
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: MeteorBlades at Daily Kos has a must read post on unemployment in America with good charts and graphs that I would simply have to reproduce in full here, so I will provide you with the link and highly recommend that you read it. Millions of Americans still subject to economic nutcracker (snippet): A number … Read more
5 days left to give public school tax credits
by David Safier Times a wastin' to give a $200 per person ($400 per couple) tax credit donation to the public school of your choice. The window closes on December 31. If you (a) pay state taxes and (b) can live without the $200-400 until you get 100% OF IT BACK when you pay taxes, … Read more
Breaking News: President Obama to blame for ‘snowmageddon’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: How long do you think it will be before that caption is running as a chyron at FAUX News? You gotta love network news reporters. They are all located on the East Coast and they think that they are the center of the universe. OMG! A white Christmas in Atlanta! OMG! a … Read more
Pearce: No New Taxes! (except we want to give less to the cities, so they’ll have to raise taxes)
by David Safier I'll never forget the way my mouth dropped open at President Reagan's answer when he was asked what the states are going to do if the feds lower their grants to the states, which is what Ronnie wanted to do. Without blinking an eye, he said, "I guess the states will have … Read more
About reapportionment and redistricting
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The problem with political reporters is that they are, well, reporters. Their job is to take a snapshot in time and to describe the picture. It is superficial, there is no depth of understanding the picture they describe. And their reference point is always backwards looking – "this is similar to" analysis, rather … Read more
Game on! Vote for Worst Star Headline of 2010
by David Safier In 2010 I wrote close to 30 posts about headlines in the Star. Three of the posts were non-negative. The rest inspired me to coin the term, Star's Creative Headline Writing Team. They ranged from slap-your-forehead annoying to bang-your-fists-on-the-table infuriating. I've chosen five-plus-one headlines. OK, it's six total, but the last one … Read more
