Politics
The success of the American tax system rests on the citizen’s willingness to pay.
July 17, 1988
Business
Government: Taxpayers for Common Sense revives former Sen. William Proxmire’s practice of pointing out wasteful uses of federal funds. The FAA wins again.
July 6, 2000
California
For the first six years after my graduation from college, I was a teacher in a small-town public high school.
Sept. 11, 1993
The Republican leader in the state Senate says his party is just trying to introduce common sense. That, and hold the line on no new taxes.
Sept. 6, 2008
Ballot measure: Proposition 134. Whose ad: Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Sept. 16, 1990
The Sept. 18 story on the shooting death of police officer Jim Guelff by a crazed gunman armed with an assault weapon is another reminder of the total lack of common sense politicians show toward sensible gun control.
Sept. 24, 1997
A Supreme Court opinion barring taxpayers from challenging a president’s faith-based spending ignores common sense.
June 26, 2007
Recently, it’s been asserted that Republicans, “stuck in their ideology,” are unduly holding up the California state budget by refusing to compromise on tax increases.
An opinion barring taxpayers from challenging a president’s faith-based spending ignores common sense.
* There has been much written during the past year about whether illegal immigrants cost the American (read California) taxpayers money.
Sept. 9, 1993