Start with the Poway School Board and work your way up. First, let them know, this is unacceptable. Phone calls, emails and personal visits all are in order. Every parent who cares about the privacy of their kids should attend school board meetings and speak out. The next one in Poway is TONIGHT at 6PM. Then, every board member should be emailed and called. Explain to them you vote and will remember their response to you on this.

Next step: Start calling and emailing your state representatives.

The alternative is being purely apathetic and assuming a slave to master like relationship with the bureaucratic machine. Who’s government is this anyway?

In all seriousness, parents need to wake up and get out whatever modern day equivalents of pitchforks and tar and feathers there are. Every politician from the school board members to assembly, state senate, governor, congressman and US Senator need to be held to task on this.

I read on here earlier about a site http://www.informedvoter.info That place has enough information on this Common Core crap to make anyone sick to their stomach.

The only way we are going to stop this madness is to tell everyone we know that it’s happening and demand some action from the political so called “leaders”.

There is a state senator from Pasadena, Carol Liu, who with her husband, tried some “sophisticated” tax shelters to avoid paying part of their taxes. Didn’t work, got caught, had some excuse . Naturally, she’s a Democrat who never met a tax increase she didn’t like.

We both agree they don’t work, and a lot of times are borderline scams, but people will still try them nonetheless.

According to my calculations, a family of four (2 dependent kids) making a modest $50K — a family that takes only the standard deduction — will pay only $75 in state income taxes. Hence it is particularly appealing to most of the voters to raise income tax rates — on the folks that make more than they do.

Certainly people can do things to reduce their taxes (buying low interest, surprisingly high risk muni bonds for instance), but that’s not much of a tax dodge. But a guaranteed effective tax dodge (LITERALLY a tax dodge) is to leave CA for (as you and I both pointed out) Nevada — or some other low/no state income tax state.

IF someone is aware of some magic tax shelters out there for the rich to use, let me know. I’m anything but rich, but I sure like to be up to speed in such matters.

I think another situation that has been over looked are new tax shelters. I’m sure there were numerous accounting firms and hundreds, if not thousands of accountants were devising new tax shelters and ways to lower their clients income levels, especially since this is not a millionaire’s tax, despite the propaganda from Ol’ J.B. and his minions in the press and on the left, but a hundred thousandaire’s tax.

I also believe the fact that the tax increase has a lower income threshold than past tax increases will also limit the number of people who move out of state legitimately or as a dodge. I’m sure there were a lot of individuals, including a lot who voted for this tax increase, who had quite the shock when tax time came around, not expecting they would be subject to it.

My service overseas let me experience many beautiful places but I want to live here. If California policy continues as is, I fear our state will become Venice writ large. Beautiful but decayed structures owned by wealthy investors (celebrities) that visit once a year or brag about it at parties. Venice doesn’t have schools for kids or jobs outside of the tourism industries of food and hotels. California is certainly an ideal place to visit but it can be so much more. I for one want to raise and keep my family here.

It it appears that there’s one factor that almost no one outside the high end tax preparation field is yet aware of — and therefore is difficult to poll. It’s a factor that should hasten the departure of the REALLY wealthy (over $2 million annual income) by some unknown degree. Granted, this is a small (but very significant) subset of the survey population.

In 2013 the IRS rules changed on deducting one’s state income tax (and property tax and other itemized deductions) on one’s federal tax return. It phases down — reaching an 80% disallowance of deductibility for income above $2 million. Oddly enough, this change will result in a significantly GREATER net CA state income tax increase than Prop 30 — on the Phil Mickelson’s of California. According to my calculations, In Michelson’s case, his TOTAL California 2013 net income tax increase in income above $2 million is 83.6% above 2011.

Here’s an article I wrote on this earlier this year.
http://riderrants.blogspot.com/2013/01/mickelsons-ca-net-income-tax-rate-going.html

Moreover, I would suggest that the biggest single factor affecting potential departures is the SOURCE of current income for those surveyed. If their income is EARNED and is regional in nature (doctor, retail business owner, etc.), then moving does not save them any taxes on such California income, and it’s quite difficult to set up a new business to make the same income elsewhere.

On the other hand, if they are “bond coupon clippers,” own manufacturing businesses (investors whose income is not dependent upon their location), pro athletes, or “movie stars” who do much or most of their work elsewhere — they are significantly more likely to relocate their legal residence elsewhere (starting with Incline Village!). Of course, one can “depart” for legal and tax purposes but still spend a fair amount of time in CA each year (up to six months), but that’s another matter — and not without pitfalls.

That being said, I don’t think one can reasonably hope to conduct a survey of this income source factor, as most folks would NOT want anyone asking such intrusive questions.

Bottom line — the survey probably slightly understates the percentage that will choose departure as an option — though it’s likely to be more significant among the $2 million+ “crowd.” This is NOT a criticism — just an observation, further validating the concerns the survey raises.

ie, the city councils of San Diego, Chula VIsta, San Marcos, Santee, Del Mar, Encinitas and dozens of others in California have signed over their sovereignty to ICLEI aka Agenda 21. (info at http://freedomadvocates.org)

In return for ICLEI technology and assistance, the 81 ICLEI mandates to the city councils must be paid for by tax payers, of course..

Ask Pamela Bensoussan, Chula Vista City Council (and our nation’s leading ICLEI advocate) and I heard she was endorsed by Republicans.
Every day – the line between the Republicans and Democrats is getting fuzzier. Most of each party are right on board with the global governance now being implemented.

Confirmed (05/02/13) with Danielle with U.S. Sen Lindsay Graham (R) – Danielle did not have a copy of the report on global governance, but yes they will be implementing it before the end of the year, and (5/14/13) with the asst. at the office of Congressman Elijah Cummings(D).. I said to the asst, you must be so happy that we are finally implementing global governance before the end of the year and getting rid of that pesky constitution. He replied “Yes – I am very excited!”

The solution for the Americans who read this (and love America) is The Balance of Powers Act found at: http://northamericanlawcenter.org

Wayne has outlined the four requests of the PUSD board which have yet to be answered by them. The next board meeting is May 20, 2013 at 6PM. All concerned parents are encouraged to attend. If you are a resident of the PUSD district, please fill out a speakers slip and make your concerns known to the board. It is VERY easy to do and you have a maximum of 3 minutes. People from outside the district are encouraged to attend to learn more about what is happening with CCSS and how you might take action in your own district.

Lastly, Jack F is right on in his comments. It is all of you who are paying attention and voting which can and will make a difference. It would be wonderful if you can get a few of your friends to join you in that effort.

Political hedonism has become so blatant, it leaves nothing for the Opp Researcher to expose. 20 years ago a salacious photo would have ended a political candidacy. Oh well it has been a fun ride.

These people (legislators) are out of their minds. If they have time to write, discuss and vote on bills like this, we need to go to a part time legislature.

Voters in the Poway Unified School District need to demand some accountability of the board, have them do some serious evaluation of the competence of their superintendent and take necessary action. If the board doesn’t, they need to be voted out office and get some people in there who will.

I don’t have the reference in front of me but I do recall reading that the scores of the students have declined since this superintendent got his job. Poway used to have stellar schools. Voters wake up.