The thing is if you count what your employer pays for health insurance as a tax (because that would be a tax in say, Canada) you'll find that many Californians

The thing is if you count what your employer pays for health insurance as a tax (because that would be a tax in say, Canada) you'll find that many Californians already pay more tax than Canadians. So we already tax the middle class, just opaquely, and without the benefit of healthcare not being tied to work (which would enable more entrepreneurism).