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Marc Joffe

San Francisco, Walnut Creek
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President, Contra Costa Taxpayers Association. Visiting Fellow, California Policy Center. Formerly: Cato, Reason Foundation, Moody's. Posts are my own opinions.

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California’s ballot argument rules give tax proponents an unfair advantage Original

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By Marc Joffe
| The Orange County Register Verified
This year’s California county voter information guides will once again display a serious inequity. Arguments in favor of bond and tax measures will usually be well written and signed by several local luminaries. Arguments against will often be less professionally written, have fewer signers, and may even be completely missing.
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Xavier Becerra’s high-speed rail solution appears to be “sue and hope” Original

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By Marc Joffe
| The Orange County Register Verified
In a July review of the High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 business plan, Inspector General Ben Belnap reported that the project will run out of cash by December 2027 unless it borrows against future cap-and-invest revenue. When borrowing costs and other unbudgeted expenses are included, the IG estimates that CHSRA will have to spend as much as $45 billion all-told to begin service between Merced and Bakersfield, far more than the $39 billion in identified funding.
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Bay Area Voice: Big-money interests try to shift tax burden onto the poor

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By Marc Joffe
| Marin Independent Journal Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Tax measures headed for the November ballot are producing some discordant responses. Take, for example, crypto-billionaire Chris Larsen. He is spending big to stop the Billionaire Wealth Tax while also spending big in support of this November’s transit sales tax. That measure will push total sales tax rates up by another 0.5% in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties, while adding 1% in San Francisco.
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