LA Times Features Article on Professor Campbell
April 9, 2009
Visiting Professor Tom Campbell was featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times, entitled “Gubernatorial candidate Tom Campbell defies political norm.” The article covers Professor Campbell’s bid as an unconventional conservative gubernatorial candidate. In discussing his Prop. 1A views, Professor Campbell states, “I don’t like tax increases. But this is short-term pain for a permanent fix. That’s a trade-off being lost by critics. It’s the best chance we have to fix the system on a permanent basis. We’ve got an opportunity we probably won’t have again. And the reason is the public employee unions would put their substantial weight against any other systemic reform.” Read article…