The Democrats are promoting new taxes. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has suggested that individual income exceeding $10 million annually should be taxed at a 70 percent rate. Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggested

This past year the IRS implemented two politically motivated administrative changes that affect taxpayers. The first, which has received considerable attention, is the change in withholding policies. The second is

I am concerned that, in the next decade, we may witness the repeal of Proposition 13. I realize that this sounds sacrilegious to many, but please hear me out. In the

I was pleased to hear that, at its Jan. 8 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved cancellation of landscape and lighting district assessment proceedings. As I discussed in a previous

Last month, I received a ballot from the City of Santa Clarita asking me to vote on increasing my streetlight maintenance property tax assessment from $12.38 to $81.71. That was

In 1953, during confirmation hearings, President Eisenhower’s secretary of defense nominee, a former CEO of General Motors, said, “What was good for our country was good for General Motors, and

I enjoyed reading Betty Arenson’s column, “Californians Grab Your Wallet,” in the Nov. 17 edition of The Signal, wherein she lamented California’s post-election financial consequences. Like Ms. Arenson, I am

In California we drive on freeways. If you drive back east you will note that they are called expressways. Expressways are designed to be “express highways” with controlled access and

Proposition 13 was passed by the voters in 1978 to curtail runaway property taxes. I am a huge supporter of Proposition 13 because it affords much-needed protection against property tax

I have voted in every election since 1972, but I have never voted for a Democrat for Congress. However, these are exceptional times that require a fresh viewpoint. I first

The specter of rent control is making a reappearance both in Los Angeles County and statewide. Housing costs, including rents, have risen sharply in recent years, making it difficult for

Every even year we have primary and fall elections. In each of those elections there are ballot measures, city council candidates and other elections that are relatively obscure, making it

Much has been said about the recent decisions finding Paul Manafort guilty on eight of 18 counts in his first criminal trial. Yet, based on my conversations with others, it

Readers of my previous columns know that I am not big fan of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Creation Act. One of my biggest complaints is that, unlike Reaganomics (which

Our daughter has cystic fibrosis. Over the past 30-plus years the cost of our family’s health care has represented our largest expenditure other than taxes. More than most families, we

On July 11, The Signal published a letter written by Drew Mercy under a headline stating, “Thanks to Federal Tax Reform, California Paychecks Are Growing.” (See signalscv.com/2018/07/drew-mercy-thanks-to-federal-tax-reform-californians-paychecks-are-growing/) As is the

On June 24, the Signal published an editorial that rightfully says people who come to the United States illegally are responsible for bearing the consequences of their actions. It also

The Apostle Paul is one of the most intriguing and inspiring biblical figures.  Many years ago I taught Sunday school. One of the courses we taught was a children’s curriculum