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Breaking Bad: California vs. the Other States

by Richard Rider – Chairman, San Diego Tax Fighters

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CA VS. THE OTHER STATES

UPDATED: ​ ​M​arch, 202​5

Compared to other states, California has:

* The highest individual income tax rates.

* The highest statewide sales tax.

* The highest capital gains tax.

​​* The highest unemployment rate.

* The 2nd highest electricity rates.

* The 2nd highest water rates.

* The 2nd highest cost of owning a home -- 59% higher than the national average.

* The highest COL​. 45% higher than the national average (INCLUDING CA).

* The highest poverty rate, after adjusting for COL.

* The highest gas taxes -- and gas prices. It will rise ​annually every July.​ Yet only ​3 states' highways are ranked ​w​orse than CA.

* The 8th highest median homeowner property tax bill​. It's 21.6% higher than TX.

* By FAR the highest fees for building a home or apartment.

* The 2nd lowest % of home ownership.

* The highest % of homelessness.

* The highest adult illiteracy rate.

* The 2nd highest per prisoner incarceration cost.

* The highest traffic ticket costs​ (over triple the national average).

* K-12 CA teachers last year received the highest average salary -- $95,000+. Yet CA students score 39th out of the 48 states that test their pupils.

​* CA fees for building a tract home are $40K to $150K. The national average is under $10K

And finally, CA has the highest % of residents fleeing to other states.

Perhaps there's a connection . . . .

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