Did Prop 13 and Reagan Doom California's Finances?

[FeenixRizin]

Quote from Eight:

Does CA qualify as a failed state... hmm, there has to be corruption.. Feinstein gets busted by a reporter about once a year for steering business to her husband's company[nothing ever happens to stop her from doing it again]... there is a couple of square miles of Los Angeles that is run by MS13.. the Mexican Mafia has a lot of territory they use to make meth... the southern border is controlled also by MS13... maybe in the classic definition CA is edging towards being a failed state...

my god is a vengeful god ... He'll hail down fire and brimstone on these sinners ...


or maybe FINALLY break it off and float it out into the Pacific. Perhaps than it can fulfill its destiny and become the utopia we've all dreamed off

 

[Eight]

Quote from Arnie:

I agree. According to IRS figures, around 40 million WORKING people pay no Federal income tax. Also, an unknown number that have income below the threshhold for filing would add to this. Why not lower taxes for everyone, but make sure everyone pays SOMETHING? I've never understood that mentality that taxes are "bad". It's a duty, it's not some sort of punishment. Fwiw, I also believe in a graduated income tax....to a point. For the gvmnt to take 30% or more is a crime, imo. Taxes should be spread as broad and low as possible.

Sales tax spreads it as low and as broadly as possible and is still progressive in that those that have more buy more and pay more tax...

This income tax thing is abysmal in it's punitive nature and it's invasiveness... whose business is it how much we earn? Or what we donate to.... and why shouid it be my duty to pay for fifth generation welfare recipients.. what, they are "too big to fail" after all those generations of eating fast food... LOL....