I wonder whether you are miscalculating the effect of his plan on you. If you work for wages you already pay 15.3% payroll tax on every penny you earn plus income taxes on top of that. The 999 plan would have you paying 9% on what you earn plus 9% on some purchases. For me I think I'll end up paying less.
Californians don’t pay their fair share of anything. As a resident of WA state, I’m real tired of subsidizing the California appetite for energy. Build your own refineries and wind farms and stop depending on energy from other states.