California Taxes Aren’t Going Up—This Year

California Taxes Aren’t Going Up—This Year
A tax sign is pictured on an H&R Block tax office in Los Angeles on April 26, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters
John Seiler
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If you look at California tax increases by the state legislature, they almost always occur in even years, when there are no elections except for vacant seats. However, the $5 billion yearly gas tax increase was imposed in 2017. And Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s record $13 billion tax increase hit in 2009.

John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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