We need to do two things to starve the beast in California: abolish the income tax and make the state government dependent on the sales tax and have local governments subsist on the property tax. That will give us the kind of government we need in our state for the 21st Century.
That is the tax that irks me the most. It is completely unConstitutional. Don't pay property taxes, guess who really owns the property. Plus, most of it is suppose to be designated for public schooling, and what of those who don't have children or are grown? Talk about being taxed for a service you can't use.