Most Americans believe the nation is on the wrong track, due in large part to feckless and incompetent leadership.

At your request: This week's California Commentary by Jon Coupal
View this email in your browser ([link removed])
[link removed] Share ([link removed])
[link removed]: https%3A%2F%2Fwww.presstelegram.com%2F2022%2F03%2F13%2Fworking-californians-hit-hard-by-gasoline-prices%2F Tweet ([link removed]: https%3A%2F%2Fwww.presstelegram.com%2F2022%2F03%2F13%2Fworking-californians-hit-hard-by-gasoline-prices%2F)
[link removed] Forward ([link removed])
[link removed]

[link removed]


** California Commentary
------------------------------------------------------------

You are receiving this email because you subscribed on the HJTA website, or you provided your address in response to direct mail. Please see the bottom of this message to unsubscribe.


** Working Californians hit hard by gasoline prices
------------------------------------------------------------

By Jon Coupal

A recent column in this space was headlined “Inflation, the cruelest tax.” Well, if inflation is the cruelest tax, then inflation’s impact on gasoline, combined with the nation’s highest tax, can only be characterized as “cruel and unusual punishment.”

In addition to inflation and taxes, other government policies related to petroleum are counterproductive. These include regulatory burdens and open hostility to the entire petroleum industry currently on display in both Washington and Sacramento. All this adds up to a lot of unnecessary pain being inflicted on the middle class and working poor.

But now, progressive politicians are looking at poll numbers with alarm as they discover that most Americans believe the nation is on the wrong track, due in large part to feckless and incompetent leadership. Rather than fix the problems, however, the reaction of both the Biden and Newsom administrations has been to deflect blame.

A couple of months ago, the Biden administration blamed rising fuel costs on supply chain issues. Then, returning to an old excuse resurrected when the need arises, the blame shifts to the “greedy oil companies.”

But even the most artful political spin is unlikely to change the public’s understanding of who is at fault. Republicans are replaying the video clip on a constant loop where Biden stated unequivocally, “No more drilling on federal lands. No more drilling, including offshore. No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill, period.” Moreover, the attempt to blame the war in Ukraine is especially easy to expose as unfounded. Gas prices were already at record levels before the hostilities began.

To read the entire column, please c ([link removed]) lick here ([link removed]) .

Click here to listen to this week's Howard Jarvis Podcast, "Gas Pains or Blame Game" ([link removed]) The Howard Jarvis Podcast features HJTA President Jon Coupal and VP of Communications Susan Shelley with a lively conversation that takes you inside California government in a way that's fun, interesting and sometimes scary. Check out all the recent podcasts by clicking here: [link removed] -- it's easy to listen on your cell phone, tablet or computer. Just click the "play" arrow next to the title. Questions for Jon and Susan? Email us at [email protected] and tune in!
A note to our valued members and supporters: To increase the reach of our message to as many Californians as possible, HJTA made an agreement with the Southern California News Group papers to carry Jon Coupal's weekly column. The newspapers in the group, including the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Daily News, have added a paywall that allows only a limited number of page views per month, and then asks readers to become subscribers. HJTA is not marketing these subscriptions or receiving any payment from them. The columns are exclusive to SCNG's papers for one week and then are posted in full on HJTA's own website, www.hjta.org ([link removed]) , under "California Commentaries," where you can read them at your convenience, or read Jon's column online in all the SCNG papers at these links:
www.whittierdailynews.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.dailybulletin.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.sgvtribune.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.ocregister.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.pe.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.dailynews.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.sbsun.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.dailybreeze.com/opinion ([link removed])
www.presstelegram.com/opinion ([link removed])
Jon Coupal is the President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA). He is a recognized expert in California fiscal affairs and has argued numerous tax cases before the courts.
HJTA is totally dependent on the voluntary support of California taxpayers.
Please consider a donation now to help us continue our work on your behalf.
[link removed]
[link removed]

============================================================
Don't Forget To Follow Us On Social Media
** Facebook ([link removed])
** Facebook ([link removed])
** Twitter ([link removed])
** Twitter ([link removed])
** Website ([link removed])
** Website ([link removed])
** Instagram ([link removed])
** Instagram ([link removed])
** Pinterest ([link removed])
** Pinterest ([link removed])

Copyright © 2021 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. All rights reserved.
621 S. Westmoreland Avenue, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90005

** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
** update subscription preferences ([link removed])

This email was sent to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
why did I get this? ([link removed]) unsubscribe from this list ([link removed]) update subscription preferences ([link removed])
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association . 621 South Westmoreland Avenue, Suite 200 . Los Angeles, CA 90005 . USA