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Capital Gains Taxes: More Than A “Rich Person’s Problem”

by Autumn Cartervia Eureka
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

It may seem easy to dismiss capital gains taxes as just a “rich person’s problem.” Popular wisdom holds the wealthiest among us generate essentially excess wealth largely through well-timed investment trades, making capital gains nothing more than icing on their income cakes.

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The Great 30/38 Debate: Spinning K-12 Achievement and Spending Numbers

by Autumn Cartervia Eureka
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The debate about California’s Propositions 30 and 38 has zeroed in on what has become the crux of a much larger (and unsettled) debate – the state of education in the Golden State.  Beginning with discussion of Californians’ existing tax burden, the debate transitioned quickly

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Making Sense of the Mathematics Of California’s Pension Liability

by Autumn Cartervia Eureka
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

When it comes to pension funding, Californians should be able to get a straight answer to the following question: How much have the state and municipal governments promised to pay California public employees upon their retirements?

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