Don’t forget Californians pay at least a 7.25% sales tax. And counting only individual FICA taxes is really just an accounting trick. Merely accounting for em

Don’t forget Californians pay at least a 7.25% sales tax. And counting only individual FICA taxes is really just an accounting trick. Merely accounting for employer FICA “contributions”, and $70K in California gets you to a 30% marginal rate.