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		jdavis703 on Oct 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stripe Will Pay Workers $20k to Leave New York and... There’s a myth about California’s sky high taxes. Looking at the overall tax burden (sales, property, income, etc) as a percent of income, CA doesn’t really even crack the top 10 states.

nullc on Oct 2, 2020 [–]

California figures are distorted by existing long term property owners effectively getting a windfall at the expense of more recent property owners.

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