Comments on: California sales tax dips, but tax burden rises

By: NTHEOC

NTHEOC — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:24:49 +0000

A “DOOMERS” dream headline! We are all doomed….blah blah blah. There is still so much more that can be taxed and Californians have no problem paying for the good life here in Cali.

By: Standing Fast

Standing Fast — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 20:47:56 +0000

In reply to afrequentreader.

This reminds me a little of a poem by Ogden Nash about something else entirely. Wonder who wrote it. Is it a ditty from some musical or something?

For relief I recommend a daily dose of Charles Adams “For Good and Evil, the Impact of Taxes in the Course of History”–be sure to buy a case so you can give copies to people you know.

By: Richard Rider

Richard Rider — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 20:43:24 +0000

The CA statewide sales tax rate was raised by Prop 30 in 2012. The prop raised far more money by gouging the rich with a 13.3% state income tax (up from 10.9%). Prop 30 imposed temporary taxes, and was coming up for renewal.

Democrat politicians wisely decided to let the QUARTER PERCENT sales tax increase under Prop 30 lapse, pushing instead to make the “eat the rich” 13.3% income tax essentially permanent. It was a no-brainer — most Californians will vote for tax increases on OTHER people. ESPECIALLY on rich people. It worked.

By: afrequentreader

afrequentreader — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:40:41 +0000

A great poem, author unknown.

Tax his land, tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule.

Tax his cow, tax his goat,
Tax his pants, tax his coat.
Tax his ties, tax his shirts,
Tax his work, tax his dirt.

Tax his chew, tax his smoke,
Teach him taxes are no joke.
Tax his car, tax his grass,
Tax the roads he must pass.

Tax his food, tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his sodas, tax his beers,
If he cries, tax his tears.

Tax his bills, tax his gas,
Tax his notes, tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough.

If he hollers, tax him more,
Tax him until he’s good and sore.
Tax his coffin, tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays.

Put these words upon his tomb,
“Taxes drove me to my doom!”
And when he’s gone, we won’t relax,
We’ll still be after the inheritance tax.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 02:51:16 +0000

Catch the assloads on those SEIU sows. Lots of bars of soap could be supplied to the downtrooden after defatting those pigs.

By: Queeg

Queeg — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 02:26:18 +0000

Comrades

The tendency is toward use taxes to broaden the takings to include Thurlingens and the Franks…..Visigoths exempted….they own the State’s thriving grey market-

The rich are taxed to the point of a potential trekking…..modern Exodus!

Brick and mortar are hapless targets, for businesses are bad, real bad….

By: Impy

Impy — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 01:24:12 +0000

The pension earnings rate should be reduced to 6%. Taxes will go up and up. There is nothing to stop it in California other than an armed revolt.The govt unions and parasites will demand higher taxes until Seiu members and illegals are beheaded at random. Never happen. Cal is fucked.

By: Spurwing Plover

Spurwing Plover — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:38:23 +0000

Taxes on Hot Air make Gore and the various eco-wackos(Greenpeace,EDF,Sierra Club,Leonardo DiCaprio,Luarie David,John Travolta,David Suzuki,Bill Nye the Nutos Guy,Etc pay taxes for shooting off their pieholes and producing Hot Air

By: Standing Fast

Standing Fast — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 22:22:28 +0000

More government, less prosperity.
Less government, more prosperity.

If you believe that the Universe is governed by the laws of cause and effect, teach this to your children and show them examples in the real world.

By: Richard Rider

Richard Rider — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 22:01:03 +0000

The U-T and this blog post understate the sales tax situation in California. The U-T asserted that “Some local jurisdictions tack on their own assessments, so residents in certain areas will still pay more than the statewide rate.” True, but misleading.

It sounds like that higher local rate is the exception, when in reality those higher local taxes are the rule in all but the most rural counties. Often there’s a two, three or maybe even MORE local sales taxes piled on top of the 2017 state rate of 7.25%. A few cities’ add-ons raise the sales tax rate above 9%. Here’s the source to check the 2017 sales tax rates in any city or county in California:
http://www.boe.ca.gov/app/rates.aspx?LETTER=S&LIST=CITY

Moreover, this CalWatchDog article neglected to mention that — even with the lower sales tax rate in 2017, CA STILL has the highest statewide sales tax rate in the nation.

Yes, California politicians and voters raised taxes over and over in 2016, but with the underfunded pension crunch bearing down on us all, we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.