Here are some facts about California:
1. CA is 4th highest of the fifty states in state & local government spending at $10,136 per person per year
2. CA is 2nd highest in state and local income taxes
3. CA is 1st (highest) in state (7.25%) & local sales taxes reaching a total of 9.75% in many areas.
4. CA has a budget deficit of $33.9 billion for fiscal 2010, or about $920 per person even with its outrageous taxes.
5. No surprise that CA is 50th (lowest) in state bond rating.
6. CA is a NON-right-to work state with 20% union workers vs a national average of 13%
7. No surprise, CA is 3rd highest in unemployment at 11.3% vs 9.4% national average
8. No surprise that CA is 2nd highest in workers leaving the state
9. No surprise that CA one-third the job growth over the past decade compared to low unionized states
10. CA is 7th highest in government regulation of health care
11. No surprise that CA has a much higher percentage of uninsured for health care than the national average
Next to New York, California is the worst state in the country in terms of financial health and cost of living.
OBAMA WANTS TO DO FOR THE COUNTRY WHAT CALIFORNIA HAS DONE TO ITSELF
Saturday, July 4, 2009
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