I can't really be surprised that a place with high cost of living and a focus on helping people over businesses is going to have high taxes for both those peopl

I can't really be surprised that a place with high cost of living and a focus on helping people over businesses is going to have high taxes for both those people and those businesses. While some businesses aren't tied the are and will leave, most of them are making money from people in that area and need to stay there. If enough of those businesses leave, I'm sure the government will start to cater to them again, balancing things out again.