Prop 13 is just about property taxes, which mainly effects cities and counties. California has a heavy, progressive income tax that goes to 9.3 %, and state sales tax above 7%.
California state revenue per capita is about the same as New York and Massachusetts, two states with high levels of service.
Year 2007
1 Alaska $5,054.87
2 Vermont $4,122.13
3 Hawaii $3,987.80
4 Wyoming $3,870.20
5 Connecticut $3,681.39
6 Minnesota $3,430.90
7 Delaware $3,371.30
8 New Jersey $3,363.73
9 New York $3,250.84
10 Massachusetts $3,195.31
11 California $3,154.06
12 North Dakota $2,795.08
13 Washington $2,743.27
14 Maine $2,722.89
15 Maryland $2,686.32
16 New Mexico $2,649.83
17 Rhode Island $2,626.49
18 Arkansas $2,611.42
19 Wisconsin $2,586.69
20 West Virginia $2,571.62
21 North Carolina $2,500.97
Projected 2010-11 Revenue is 90 billion, at 36 million people, that's $2,500 per capita.
1) California needs to cut back on expenditures, and it would help a lot if some of the 3 million illegals could be sent home.
usgovinfo.about.com
Some figures have the illegals costing 10 Billion per year.
California also has 13% of the US population and about 30% of the welfare recipients. It could share some of these with other states.
2) California needs to increase revenue by drilling offshore oil.
So California may be a broke state from lack of political will, but it can be fixed.
Details -
dof.ca.gov |
