Because of consolidation and the unique governance structure of the US, these folks are enormously powerful today.
Income tax taxes people who work for a living. Property + capital gains tax both tax assets appreciation and rent seekers (unless the investment is a high risk venture into a startup or something ambitious).
States without income taxes usually rely on sales or excise taxes. In a “high tax” state like New York, poor people don’t pay income tax nor sales tax on food or clothing. (A significant expense) Usually high tax pressure is from property tax.
In a state like South Carolina, you have income tax, but property taxes are very low. They make up for that by taxing food, which results in higher taxation for poor and elderly people.
Yet Washington is "regressive" since it doesn't have income tax. Los Angeles would actually be more "regressive" by this metric.
This is why i think its a psyop. Somebody wants the lower and middle classes to fight.
1: https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/taxes-and-fees/rates.aspx
2: https://kingcounty.gov/independent/forecasting/King%20County...
Wealthy people will push for income taxes while trying to eliminate capital gains and inheritance taxes.
This conversation came up years ago when Bill Gates Sr tried to push for income taxes in Washington state and critics pointed out that it would not affect wealthy people.