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Re:Just Be Rich (2021) by WalterBright on Sunday July 14, 2024 @08:21PM (#40964312)
https://www.statsamerica.org/sip/rank_list.aspx?rank_label=p...
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Re:Just Be Rich (2021) by arrosenberg on Sunday July 14, 2024 @08:33PM (#40964357)
California is the 4th highest state in income per capita, which supports my statement. Thanks :)
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Re:Just Be Rich (2021) by WalterBright on Sunday July 14, 2024 @08:41PM (#40964408)
Its tax collections are going down despite increasing taxes.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/QTAXTOTALQTAXCAT3CANO

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Re:Just Be Rich (2021) by arrosenberg on Sunday July 14, 2024 @10:23PM (#40964809)
That line is trending upward. Collections are down because the economy cooled after Q2 2022 due to the end of zero-percent interest rates. Again, something beyond the control of the state government.
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