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CA roads are notoriously badly maintained, especially in places like the Bay Area, where local taxes are high. (Sales tax in many cities is around 10%.) It's
by e40 11y ago
CA roads are notoriously badly maintained, especially in places like the Bay Area, where local taxes are high. (Sales tax in many cities is around 10%.)
It's all about priorities and how your tax $$ are used. Also, Prop 13 in CA has skewed things, and the fact that businesses are exempt from Prop 13. There's been a movement to fix that, but I doubt it will happen.
- dragonwriter 11y agoBusiness are not exempt from prop 13; there are periodically moves to exempt commercial property from some parts of the prop 13 limits (usually not the rate limit, but the limit on tax value increases.)
- e40 11y agoYou're right. I don't know where I read that, but searches have proven you right. Thanks.