November 15, 2012 at 6:30 P.M.:
RANDAL O'TOOLE on
HOW GOVERNMENT UNDERMINES THE DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP
Third Thursday Taxpayers Toolkit Meeting
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Randal O'Toole is a Cato Institute Senior Fellow working on urban growth, public land, and transportation issues. O'Toole's research on national forest management, culminating in his 1988 book, Reforming the Forest Service, has had a major influence on Forest Service policy and on-the-ground management. His analysis of urban land-use and transportation issues, brought together in his 2001 book, The Vanishing Automobile and Other Urban Myths, has influenced decisions in cities across the country. In his book The Best-Laid Plans, O'Toole calls for repealing federal, state, and local planning laws and proposes reforms that can help solve social and environmental problems without heavy-handed government regulation. O'Toole's latest book is American Nightmare: How Government Undermines The Dream of Homeownership. O'Toole is the author of numerous Cato papers. He has also written for Regulation magazine as well as op-eds and articles for numerous other national journals and newspapers. O'Toole travels extensively and has spoken about free-market environmental issues in dozens of cities. An Oregon native, O'Toole was educated in forestry at Oregon State University and in economics at the University of Oregon.
Free for SVTA members $10 individual non-member $15 non-member couple
NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION:
Coco's Restaurant | (408) 736-28951206 Oakmead Pkwy., Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (at Highway 101 and Lawrence Expwy.)
All are welcome! We especially invite members of neighborhood associations and other community action organizations.
Representatives of related organizations are invited to come and introduce themselves to our members. Just RSVP and we'll plan to include you on the agenda!
ABOUT SVTA’S THIRD THURSDAY TAXPAYER TOOLKIT MEETINGS: SVTA is pleased to present keynote speakers in a forum for you, the taxpayer, to come together and share information on specific tax issues and concerns. We invite you to learn with us, as we strengthen ourselves with tools that we, as your taxpayer association, can use to fight for and protect your rights and interests as Silicon Valley taxpayers.
