Will Common Sense Doom the Wealth Tax for California? Updated:

UPDATE: Mark Zuckerberg threatened to leave California over wealth tax

. . . "Because of his concerns over the wealth tax, Zuckerberg told Meta that he was "evaluating relocating his primary residence outside California and that steps toward any such relocation, including any listing of his residential real estate in California on the market, would be public and inevitably noted and commented upon by company employees and, accordingly, raise questions for management of the company going forward," the filing states." . . .

California’s Wealth Tax Meets the 2nd Law of Demand 

"As Adam Smith said, there is a great deal of ruin in a nation. A wealth tax, temporary or permanent, will likely deepen California’s fiscal hole. Such a tax chases out current wealth creators and discourages future wealth creation. What is unseen from this tax is all the entrepreneurs who may choose to form businesses in Texas, Nevada, or elsewhere rather than California." 

• "Proposition 40 is called a one-time tax, but the way it is funded and California’s tax history suggest it will last.
• People adapt to a tax over time, so a permanent wealth tax would bring in less revenue each year while its costs rise.
• Comparisons to Massachusetts’s millionaire surtax do not hold, because Proposition 40 taxes total wealth rather than income above a threshold.
• \The biggest cost is unseen: entrepreneurs who build their businesses in Texas, Nevada, or elsewhere instead of California.

California’s Proposition 40 would impose a wealth tax on the residents of the state, if passed. Despite being a one-time tax, its supporters hope that its passage will kick-start a wave of wealth tax measures across beyond just California. If these taxes become permanent, then their negative consequences will worsen over time while the benefits will shrink, for the simple reason that people will find new ways to avoid the tax. In economics, this passage of time effect is called the Second Law of Demand.

Colloquially called a “billionaire’s tax,” Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net assets (gross assets minus debt) of people residing in California on January 1, 2026." . . .Jon Murphyis a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Assistant Professor of Economics at Nicholls State University (Louisiana).

Remember Adam Kinzinger? He's back!

 Disgraced Adam Kinzinger Comes to the Defense of Abdul El-Sayed's Muslim Brotherhood Ties  

"But this is the end result of Trump Derangement Syndrome: you will support anything, no matter how vile, in an effort to stick it to the President, including embracing the Muslim Brotherhood, a designated terror organization."

"'Disgraced Republican Adam Kinzinger is the latest to come to the defense of Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, calling questions about El-Sayed's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and other terrorist organizations "a smear campaign" tied to El-Sayed's Muslim faith.

"'Attacks on someone's religion have no place in this country," wrote Kinzinger on X, as he protected a guy who has made attacking Jews part of his campaign platform.

"For weeks, Trump and the GOP have accused Abdul El-Sayed of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood," Kinzinger said. "The whole thing is built on a tweet from his half-sister about their mother's activism in the early 1970s, more than a decade before El-Sayed was even born. There's no evidence that he has any ties to the Brotherhood. It's a smear that's meant to scare off voters because of his name and his religion."

"That's just not true.

"First, there isn't a person alive who doesn't believe that if Donald Trump's sister said his family had ties to the Nazis that Adam Kinzinger wouldn't take that as proof that President Trump is a Nazi. Every time the media cites an "anonymous source," guys like Kinzinger take it as Gospel, even when it's later debunked.

WNBA hates America? Both finals teams make the case.

Joy Reid and MSNOW must have more of an effect than their viewer numbers indicate. "The WNBA has clearly chosen political sides, and it is unfortunate. In fact, the only political party advocating for player safety in the league is the Republicans." jeff@jeffcrouere.com.

WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Problem Is Really America’s Black Woman Problem - LA Progressive

"The media’s fixation on Caitlin Clark reveals a deeper racial double standard—one that sidelines Black women whose talent, labor, and star power built the WNBA."

Now this writer sees Caitlin Clark as the "erasure of black women". So, this form of Jim Crow is permissible? Daily I am in a black women's world at hospitals, our church, in eating locations, in the presence of gracious, friendly ladies without exception as far as I can tell. But why when I turn on my TV am I deluged with the likes of Maxine Waters, Al Green, Joy Reid, The View, The Squad, Congressional scolds with their practiced scowls and matching outfits. Why must we look for reasoned, dignified individuals such as Dr. Ben Carson, Condoleezza Rice, Harris Faulkner, Harold Ford, Jr., Tim Scott, Larry Elder, and more.

. . . "And maybe another question follows: why are Black women expected to ‘celebrate” their own erasure because the person benefiting from it happens to be talented, polite, and good for business?" . . .

 The WNBA hates America  

This success would grow even more if the WNBA stopped embracing leftwing politics and showed more support for the United States of America, the country where basketball was invented.

Unfortunately, the league’s leadership has adopted an anti-American attitude. The Treasurer of the WNBA Players Association, Brianna Turner, opposed the league authorizing “USA 250” uniform patches for the All-Star game. She posted on social media, “No WNBA players would have been free 250 years ago. The majority wouldn’t even have their freedom 100 years ago.

WNBA stars defy fan fury and walk off the court before the national anthem AGAIN ahead of Game 2 of Finals | Daily Mail Online   . . . "Fans on social media expressed their anger at the players, with one writing: 'Why is the WNBA getting any publicity at this point? The end of this season can't happen soon enough.'

"Another said, 'Second straight game. Same WNBA. Same disgraceful behavior.'

"One user even suggested the players should be 'pelted with the green dildoes when they return to the court.'

"This is not the first time this season the Dream have walked off the court for the anthem. The team has not explicitly explained their reason for doing so previously this season.

"The Dream do have a history with staying off the court for the anthem dating back to previous seasons as well. In 2020, the team protested the anthem at the height of the George Floyd protests and included messaging from the WNBPA in their game notes to explain their reasons.

"Their statement said that 'the anthem does not represent freedom, justice and liberty for all Americans'." . . .

Video: WNBA hates America? Both finals teams make the case.

Michigan Dem Senator Slotkin: Abandon JFK Idealism, Prosecute Trump Staffers |

UPDATED: Media outlets rise to shield Elissa Slotkin from her comments on targeting Trump and upcoming Republicans

"Elissa Slotkin really stepped in it with some recent comments, and it is clear it is a problem. The way the press has opened doors to bring her on and recalibrate what she said, as well as paint herself as the victim, says it all."   "The repair work offered by the news outlets rivals that of a ServePro team. " Like it never even happened.

The American Spectator | USA News and Politics 

. . . "Suffice to say, sadly, Americans are beginning to realize just how far today’s Democrats have strayed from these ideals of service advocated by JFK." . . .

WASHINGTON — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin publicly called on Democrats to intimidate young conservatives who want to work for the Trump administration by prosecuting the president’s staffers.

“I want them to be like, ‘Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems I don’t want, and so let me avoid participating in that,’” the senator went on. “I want that deterrence message sent.” 

"Which is to say, Slotkin and who knows how many other Democrats are hell and long gone from JFK’s idealistic call for young Americans of the day to “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”  

"Instead, as made clear by this Democrat United States Senator, the objective of modern-day Democrats should be to intimidate young Americans into refusing public service. It is no longer acceptable to follow JFK’s inspiring call to serve their country, idealistically thinking of a career in public service.

 All of which can have the unintended effect of backfiring, serving as a call to young conservatives to get involved in politics — politics whether at the local, state, or national level. Or to get involved in the media, signing on to one of the seemingly limitless conservative websites that are spread throughout the Internet. Not to mention participating in the world of television or radio. 

However, whatever today’s young Americans choose to do in the world of public service, they should make sure they choose to listen to the inspiring words of JFK — not the serious negativity and prosecution threats of Senator Slotkin." . . .

Elissa Slotkin calls backlash over prosecution deterrence 'manufactured' | Fox News

Slotkin Slapped With Ethics Complaint Over Plot to Scare Young Conservatives From Working for Trump

. . . "That's right. The woman who spent months whining about a faux weaponization of government against her for being part of the "seditious six" very blatantly expressed her intent to weaponize the government against her political opponents.

During an October 13 appearance at the University of Chicago, Slotkin said she wanted Democrats to pursue “signature cases” not only against the president but against the people who “enabled” him. 

She then made her intent explicit, stating that she wanted young people coming out of school to look at a job in the Trump administration and conclude that it might mean “buying myself a ton of problems that I don’t want.” . . .

France falling to the new Jacobins?

"So-called “progressives” are the biggest threat to Europe, Australia, Canada… and the U.S. They will not tolerate views that differ from their own, even as they glory in the decline and fall of the countries they infest. And attack."

France falling to the new Jacobins? - Eric Utter

. . . "Those attacking Paris and other major French cities are a mix of leftists/communists, disaffected youth, antifa, and Muslims. Emphasis on leftists/communists and Muslims.

"These attacks are anything but spontaneous. They are fomented, planned, and funded by various subversive groups that are determined to bring about the destruction of the Western democracies. A Fox News investigation found that 54 radical groups were involved, very few of them 'students' as the media has been reporting.

"We shall see how long the Fifth Republic lasts, but, merde, things don’t look good at the moment. Let’s hope a new version of Vichy France doesn’t come into existence, though things couldn’t get much worse for Jews in France as it is.

"There is simply no doubt that Europe and America are under assault, though some of our politicians don’t appear to realize it.

"And others embrace it. Europe is literally being invaded by a tsunami of Muslims, and is in mortal danger of having its culture, history and customs washed away forever. 

"If we wish to save ourselves — and Christendom — we must take action now. It should be obvious what steps need to be taken to save ourselves, but these measures will not be easy or without cost, as the New Jacobins are determined, well-funded, and crazy. That said, we can still save our societies without need of massive bloodshed or truly large-scale suffering. But the same could’ve been said in 1937 or 1938." . . . 

Abdul El-Sayed has his Hillary Clinton 'hot sauce in purse' moment in cringey, pandering interview

 The Western Journal

"It's not easy getting lower than Hillary Clinton, but Abdul El-Sayed just pulled it off.

'A decade after the former first lady, senator, and secretary of state managed to turn "hot sauce" into a national punchline of pandering, El-Sayed used a luncheon interview with a black publisher for even more obvious pandering to black voters.

"What he ordered to eat was embarrassing enough -- but not even close to the most embarrassing part of the interview.

"El-Sayed was meeting with Ashley Allison, publisher of the black-oriented magazine The Root, at a Washington, D.C., restaurant trying to whip up enthusiasm for his campaign among Michigan blacks. (Even CNN admitted he has a problem with one of the Democratic Party's most loyal constituencies.)

"It was an exercise in pandering that would make even a Clinton blush.

"From ordering fried chicken -- El-Sayed's interlocutor went with the blackened salmon -- to belittling those of his own background, the man aiming to become the country's first Muslim senator managed mainly to show just how low he was willing to go to pull the wool over the eyes of Wolverine State voters." . . .   Hillary's hot sauce