Economist Dr. Art Laffer – California Globe

Mamdani Proposes ‘White Homes’ Estate Tax; California Pushes Billionaire Tax

March 24, 2026 8:12 amMarch 24, 2026 12:22 pm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is attempting to increase the estate tax “by lowering the exemption to $750,000 from its current value of $7.1 million” and massively raising the “top rate from 16% to 50%,” proclaiming his own apartheid. $750,000...

Another One Bites the Dust: Jelly Belly Announces Layoffs and Administrative Offices Consolidating Out of California

February 23, 2026 8:53 amFebruary 23, 2026 8:53 am

The Bay Area is getting hit one more time with job losses. First it was the announcement of the Benicia Valero refinery closure by April 2026. Then came the announcement that Anheuser-Busch would be closing its Budweiser plant in Fairfield,...

Governor Gavin Newsom’s Record on Raising Taxes on the Rich Speaks for Itself

January 24, 2026 9:37 amJanuary 28, 2026 7:04 am

Well, Brandon Richards (He/Him), Governor Gavin Newsom’s Deputy Director of Rapid Response, climbs out from under his rock claiming that Gavin Newsom has opposed taxes on the rich for years. As the Globe reported Friday, California billionaires are leaving the...

The Left’s & SEIU’s Justification of California’s Billionaire Tax is Tiresome

January 23, 2026 10:33 amJanuary 23, 2026 12:16 pm

California billionaires are leaving the state in record numbers, and taking their billions with them. According to one billionaire, more than $1 Trillion has already left. California Governor Gavin Newsom, Democrats and the SEIU are pushing a retroactive billionaire tax...

Bye Bye Billionaires: Gavin Newsom’s California Exodus

January 12, 2026 12:12 pmJanuary 13, 2026 1:44 pm

California billionaires are leaving the state in record numbers, and taking their billions with them. According to one billionaire, more than $1 Trillion has already left. Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing a retroactive billionaire tax targeting the roughly 220 billionaires...

Backlash to In-N-Out Announcement to Leave CA Sidesteps the Real Issues

July 23, 2025 2:51 pmJuly 23, 2025 2:57 pm

As predicted, following the Globe’s article about In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder’s announcement that she’s moving her family and corporate office to Tennessee, we received an email from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Bull Terrier Brandon Richards (He/Him), Deputy Director of Rapid Response,...