Sales tax is already too high, a better idea

Apr 8, 2026
Apr 8, 2026
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Editor,

All this talk about higher sales tax is starting to bother me. I have always thought that sales taxes over 10% were too much. I think we need to look somewhere else for money. Like property taxes.

(1) comment

Terence Y Apr 8, 2026 8:41am

An intriguing idea, Ms. Hallen, but I’d say the best idea is to force government to practice fiscal management. Do we want to give anyone in California more money to waste? Remember, $50 billion was stolen in EDD fraud. $23 billion was wasted to allow criminals crossing our border to access Medi-Cal, among other “rewards” for illegally crossing our border. $24 billion was wasted on homeless programs which resulted in more homeless. $billions have been and are continuing to be wasted on the union labor giveaway known as the train-to-nowhere. $billions have been and are continuing to be wasted on the union transportation giveaway known as 100% operation of mass transit systems even though ridership is at 50% or less. We don’t need more money for public needs – we need to stop the government from burning our hard-earned money. BTW, for those who think the government should have more money, they can donate to the government or they can will their house to the government when they pass. I thank those folks, if there are any, in advance.

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