They will be passed on, but Californians expect it. The prices are high, and the salary is high. It actually helps them: They can import cheap goods from elsew

They will be passed on, but Californians expect it. The prices are high, and the salary is high. It actually helps them: They can import cheap goods from elsewhere and barely notice the cost. I've noticed this in NYC - things are just so cheap relative to income that people don't care at all about items, they are very wasteful relative to other places I've been, and they kind of have to be, because they don't have much storage space. "Buy it, use it, toss it, buy it again when you need it." In contrast in places with more space (and lower income) people tend to store things for reuse.