Not too long ago, California was the envy of the nation- the best economy, most efficient state government and the best schools. Today California is in trouble: faced with perennial budget crises, failing schools and a tax me/sue me/regulate me culture that is making businesses flee the state. It is our elected leaders that have put us here. For the past 40 years, we have had the same broken ideas cycling through the legislature, fed to our elected leaders by the same special interests that have financed their political caste system at we the people’s expense. This is the result of a toxic culture which feels that more government is the solution to every problem.
I have an agenda to put the state back on track. As an outsider, I am not beholden to the special interests and will refuse to play ball by their rules. As an engineer and inventor, I have the mindset to propose and implement outside the box solutions to the state’s toughest problems: kickstarting our flatlining economy, reining in out of control spending, regulation and taxation and ensuring our children are given the education they need to succeed in the 21st century job market. I will work to return as much power and money as possible to local communities or better yet, to you and your family. When I go to Sacramento, I will work tirelessly to make the Golden State shine again.
Nathan Introduced at Meg 2010 Event
By Gary Aven | April 1, 2010
Here are some pictures from the Meg 2010 event in Redondo last Tuesday (click on pics to see full picture.) Meg certainly answered all the questions with fiscal conservative points.
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Nathan vs. a Crowded Field of Democrats
By Gary Aven | March 27, 2010
This Thursday, March 27, the California Association of Realtors held a candidate forum for all the candidates for State Assembly. There were six democrats some with impressive progressive resumes and one loan fiscal conservative our own Nathan Mintz. There were candidates that had worked for Henry Waxman, the taxman, and Maxine Waters, who praised Castro and Chavez (see [...]
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Six months and one day
By Nathan Mintz | February 28, 2010
Milton Friedman’s maxim that few things are as mobile as rich people and capital, is proven starkly by data showing the wealthy are leaving California in record numbers.
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“Prevailing Wages”
By Nathan Mintz | February 21, 2010
I had a long chat yesterday with a friend of mine who is in the construction/manufacturing business and has been for close to thirty years. His company builds many of the facades and pillars you’ve probably seen at the major hotels in Las Vegas. Recently, he received a bid request from the city of Burbank to install a 3 [...]
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Caltrans conferences and your taxdollars at work
By Nathan Mintz | February 19, 2010
This article is a few months old, but I think it helps illustrate just how bad the entitlement culture is in Sacramento. While we’re putting teachers on furlough a couple days a month and eschewing essential services throughout the state, they are spending over $29,000 for 52 cal trans workers to attend a convention at this [...]
Topics: Sacramento, Taxes | 1 Comment »
Citizen’s Power Initiative Needs Your Help
By Nathan Mintz | February 8, 2010
The Citizen’s Power Initiative, colloquially known as the “paycheck protection” initiative, needs your help. This initiative would take away the ability of bureacratic public employee unions to use member dues for political purposes without their members permission. It is also officially sponsored and organized by the California Tea Parties, working together across the state to bring in [...]
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Newt Gingrich asks Nathan and Tea Party Leaders for Input
By Gary Aven | February 5, 2010
We met yesterday in a small group with Newt Gingrich who had asked Nathan and other Tea Party leaders to meet to help him understand the Tea Party movement in California. Newt listened for 55 of the 60 minutes that he met with the group. For all you Newt skeptics, yes Newt does not have a perfect record as [...]
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Key Endorsements in Race for State Assembly
By Gary Aven | February 3, 2010
Tom Campbell, candidate for US Senate vs Boxer, announced at the South Bay Tea Party event in Redondo Beach that he whole heartedly endorses Nathan Mintz for Assembly. “Nathan will make a great Assemblyman and I’m proud to give him my endorsement,” said Campbell. “We need more people with his in-depth understanding of the issues [...]
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Mandatory Rainwater Capture rules likely to slow construction growth
By Nathan Mintz | February 1, 2010
In today’s LA Times there is a story about how the LA County Public Works Commission is passing an ordinance to raise standards for “low impact development” in Los Angeles. The ordinance increase calls for 100% rainwater capture to prevent runoff into storm drains. This is all part of their “Low Impact Development” ordinance.
Living in [...]
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California’s Misplaced Priorities: Going for “Broke” with Universal Health Care
By Nathan Mintz | January 21, 2010
California is in deep trouble- record unemployment, thousands of farms being destroyed by drought, perennial budget deficits in the tens of billions of dallars, and pension and salary obligations spiraling out of control– and the South Bay’s Representatives in Sacramento, Ted Lieu and Jenny Oropeza, are wasting the people’s time and money promoting the most insipid piece of legislation in Sacramento’s history. It’s time for us to send some real leadership to Sacramento!
Topics: Health Care, Sacramento | 9 Comments »
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