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California per capita budget is around the middle of all states in the USA - somewhere around 20th highest. The state has high income and sales tax to compensa
by bcrosby95 6y ago
California per capita budget is around the middle of all states in the USA - somewhere around 20th highest. The state has high income and sales tax to compensate for reduced property taxes due to prop 13.
This is why many people think California has high taxes. Because they move here, get hit with a high income tax rate, then get hit with a standard property tax rate if they buy a home.
Meanwhile, my parents pay around 1k/year in property taxes on their million dollar home.
- war1025 6y agoI wonder how much California nonsense would just go away if they repealed Prop13. It just seems like such a dumb law every time I hear it brought up.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y agoLandowners have held disproportionate political power for the entire history of American democracy, but if enough renters show up to the polls and vote their whole ballots, ridiculous policies like this can begin to slowly change.