Ducey’s proposed tax cuts won’t come close to counteracting the economic threat from Prop. 208’s high marginal income tax rate. Here are some ideas of what truly thinking big might entail.
Unity isn’t the right post-Trump lesson
Biden made unity his inaugural theme, but he won’t pursue a unity agenda. And unity isn’t what’s needed to repair American democracy.
Hits and misses in Ducey’s K-12 education agenda
Ducey has a better track record on education funding than he is given credit for. But some of his recent ideas need a lot of work.
Sinema, Kelly bipartisan claims to be put to the test
Democrats will expect Sinema and Kelly to support the Biden agenda, even in the face of unified Republican opposition. That would run counter to the successful political personas they have crafted at home.
Big Tech forfeits liability immunity
Big Tech has the right to ban not only illegal speech by Trumpeteers, but consitutionally protected speech as well. In so doing, however, they are operating as publishers and should be subject to the same liability as any other publisher.
Ducey set up Arizona for a post-COVID rebound
In his State of the State address, Ducey was vague about a post-vaccination world agenda. But his management of the pandemic has given Arizona broader, more immediate options than other states.
Pass a status-quo budget and adjourn until May
There are significant, and unnecessary, risks in attempting a normal legislative session during a period of high COVID transmission.
Remember the GOP reps who tried to keep our votes from counting
Biggs, Gosar and Lesko tried to throw out the votes of 3.4 million Arizonans as part of a plot to keep Trump in power.
What the post-COVID economy needs
With the vaccine rollout, the COVID cloud over the economy should lift around summer. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is unlikely to do what should be done between now and then.
Reform big tech through legislation, not litigation
Antitrust lawsuits, such as Arizona Attorney General Mark Bronovich has joined against Facebook and Google, take forever. And they revolve around the wrong questions, to be answered by the wrong people.