I paid $3k+ in California taxes after the feds got theirs. If I move to Florida I save it but it will end up somewhere in Fla. Either sales or property.
You are making an unsupported in general statement to make yourself feel better. What is the overall tax rate and cost of living in California vs. Florida. You are getting creamed on taxes from every direction in California. Your individual overall tax burden is 9.47% while in Florida it is 6.56%. When you factor in corporate taxes, which are what drive your high cost of living, it gets even worse.
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494/
That’s the thing. The money for government has to come from somewhere. A lot of states with no income tax make it up through property taxes. Not sure which is best....or worse.