Contra Costa Taxpayers Association » pacific research institute http://www.contracostataxpayers.com The Leading Advocate for Taxpayers in Contra Costa County Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Author of “Plunder” Speaks February 26 http://www.contracostataxpayers.com/author-of-plunder-speaks-february-26/ http://www.contracostataxpayers.com/author-of-plunder-speaks-february-26/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:06:57 +0000 Kris Hunt http://www.contracostataxpayers.com/?p=204 Steven Greenhut, author of the new book Plunder! (subtitle: “how public employees are raiding treasuries controlling our lives and bankrupting the nation”) will be speaking at the February 26th meeting of CoCoTax. While the title is controversial, and the financial implications for all levels of government are daunting, it is the people we have elected – not the unions – who are ultimately responsible for the mess we find ourselves in.

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MONTHLY MEETING $20

Mr. Greenhut has been following this issue for years while on the Editorial Board of the Orange County Register. His columns have also appeared in newspapers throughout the country.

Mr. Greenhut has just become the head of the Pacific Research Institute’s new journalism center in Sacramento.

Plunder! will be available for purchase at the meeting.

The Breakfast Meeting of the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association, will be held Friday, January 29, 2010, at 7:45 a.m., Social 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Meeting cost is $20.00 includes breakfast buffet

LOCATION: HYATT SUMMERFIELD SUITES 2622 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill. Located just off 680 with plenty of parking.

Payment for all reservations made is essential. Reservations can be made by phone, e-mail or at www.cocotax.org. If you have questions, please call me at 925-228-5610 or e-mail me at krishunt@cocotax.org. Prepayment is greatly appreciated. Checks should be mailed to: P.O. Box 27, Martinez, CA 94553, payment can be made on line through Paypal on the CoCoTax website.

]]> http://www.contracostataxpayers.com/author-of-plunder-speaks-february-26/feed/ 0 John Graham of PRI to address breakfast meeting, September 25 http://www.contracostataxpayers.com/john-graham-of-pri-to-address-breakfast-meeting-september-25/ http://www.contracostataxpayers.com/john-graham-of-pri-to-address-breakfast-meeting-september-25/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:17:06 +0000 admin http://www.contracostataxpayers.com/?p=147 john-graham PRI, john graham, pri, pacific research institute, contra costa county, walnut creek, health care reform, government takeover,Join the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association for breakfast on September 25 as it hosts, John R. Graham Director, Health Care Studies, Pacific Research Institute, San Francisco, CA. The festivities begin at 7:45 and takes place at The Greenery, 5151 Marchbanks, Walnut Creek. Admission is $20.

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The guest speaker will address: “The Thousand-Page Prescription: Is a Federal Take-Over the Cure for America’s Health Crisis?”

Mr. Graham is a noted analyst and author in the field of health care. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. He has read the 1000 pages of the Health care proposal and has analyzed it from the perspective of one who has specialized in this field. Come learn the good, the bad and ugly of the proposed health care changes and the other ways we could deal with this critical issue from a free market perspective.

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