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Except they all face the same tax burden which, as a California resident until recently, is quite high: sales tax, property tax, income tax...they tax everythin
by laughfactory 10y ago
Except they all face the same tax burden which, as a California resident until recently, is quite high: sales tax, property tax, income tax...they tax everything there, and there are few exemptions. Even at $60K the taxes in CA will eat you alive. Great weather (in SoCal), but the sunshine tax, it seemed to us, was perhaps as much as 50%!
- pm90 10y agoTo be fair though, its not like the tax money is going into the pockets of corrupt politicians (well maybe not all of it). California is the most progressive state and spends that money on its residents via education, healthcare, scientific research etc. I would be willing to pay more taxes if the State made good use of what I pay them.
- jackcosgrove 10y agoCalifornia's public education system is below average. It is not what it used to be before Prop 13. California's public funds are increasingly going towards paying public employee pensions. Given how generous these pensions are and how they can be manipulated for maximum payout I would consider it corruption.
- gozur88 10y ago>California's public education system is below average. It is not what it used to be before Prop 13. That has nothing to do with Prop 13 or money, though. You pay more in taxes today than you did pre-Prop 13, and in constant dollars we spend double what we spent on k-12 education in the early '70s. >California's public funds are increasingly going towards paying public employee pensions. Yes. By and large this is where the money is going.
- tathougies 10y agoLol wut?? Last time I tried to call the state, they disconnected me after waiting for twenty minutes, because the 'lines were too busy'. I'd rather keep my money thanks