Submitted by Dick (not verified) on September 30, 2009 - 4:57pm.
California taxes are too complicated and try to manipulate the residents with various incentives and deductions. They need a flat 4% tax across all incomes. Yes, a poor slob making $10,000 would have to fork over $400. Think about it. If he makes $10,000 he has to spend all of it to live, so he's paying $950 right now in sales tax. Want to save some real money? Eliminate CARB. The California Air Rescources Board duplicates the EPA Air toxics unit. The regulations are very similar, with only minor tweaks that amount to nothing on the average life expectancy or however else you measure it. Give CARB to the EPA and let them pay to assure air quality. We are spending Billions to over-regulate everything we do. It will continue to drive any business that has to compete nationally or globally out of the state. Say good bye to the engineers, archetects, CPA's and MBA's that are the mid-level executives earning high wages, and say hello to more illegal house cleaners, yard mowing, and hotel cleaners. I've seen taxes go on steroids and then relax over the years. California always tries to clean up after a spending orgy. It never sticks, they never learn dicipline. I'm going to have to leave.
Model Of Collectivism, and the Envy of France
California taxes are too complicated and try to manipulate the residents with various incentives and deductions. They need a flat 4% tax across all incomes. Yes, a poor slob making $10,000 would have to fork over $400. Think about it. If he makes $10,000 he has to spend all of it to live, so he's paying $950 right now in sales tax. Want to save some real money? Eliminate CARB. The California Air Rescources Board duplicates the EPA Air toxics unit. The regulations are very similar, with only minor tweaks that amount to nothing on the average life expectancy or however else you measure it. Give CARB to the EPA and let them pay to assure air quality. We are spending Billions to over-regulate everything we do. It will continue to drive any business that has to compete nationally or globally out of the state. Say good bye to the engineers, archetects, CPA's and MBA's that are the mid-level executives earning high wages, and say hello to more illegal house cleaners, yard mowing, and hotel cleaners. I've seen taxes go on steroids and then relax over the years. California always tries to clean up after a spending orgy. It never sticks, they never learn dicipline. I'm going to have to leave.