Balbien: Let economic theory guide tax reform

By Joel Balbien In an ideal world, governments operate under balanced budgets and taxes on the private sector and individuals are structured to minimize adverse changes in economic behavior. Good public policy funds government services demanded by voters and paid for by taxpayers while sustaining competitive levels of private sector production, sale of goods of Read More →

Light: Watch out for home care labor laws

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How to get the most out of online reviews

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Witman: The perils of undue trust in technology

By Paul Witman The Rev. Jeff Edwards, the 63-year-old pastor of the Parsippany United Methodist Church in New Jersey, deposited four checks at his Wells Fargo branch in April 2018. That same day, an unknown individual deposited four forged checks with someone else’s stolen ATM card at that same ATM. The forged checks were drawn Read More →

White: How to handle IRS efforts to collect unpaid taxes

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Lopez: Ventura County’s moratorium on new oil wells unwarranted

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Sengupta: Follow my father’s business advice

By Sumantra Sengupta Recently, a colleague showed me an article that he wrote, which essentially took a page from the “Not your father’s …” tagline that General Motors made popular across many of their brands. Alas, many of those brands have disappeared, so not only is it not your father’s car — it’s actually no Read More →