Wyld is being an idiot, again.
California has a State income tax that tops out at a little over 9% in FY2006-2007 58 billion dollars was collected from income taxes.
If only 144,000 Californians paid HALF that amount.... and that was based upon a 9% tax rate... then those 144,000 taxpayers each paid, on average, $200,388 on a taxable income of no less than 2 million 237 thousand 654 bucks.
Now- that is just their TAXABLE income- after deductions, business expenses, tax shelters and not including revenue sources exempt from state taxation...
After paying those taxes, these poor pathetic folks only had 2million 36 thousadn dollar left on which to struggle to survive...
the POOOR BABIES!
So- Wyld- what the fuck are trying to suggest? That California has a lot of rich fucks? Yeah, I know, I live here, the place is lousy with them.
Of course, in typical Conservaturd disinformation style, you neglect the REST of the balance sheet.
SALES taxes raise $45 billion dollars.... and guess what, ALL those people earning LESS than $60,000 per year... the ones who have to spend nearly EVERY dollar they earn just to live? Yeah- THEY paid sales taxes on EVERY dollar they they spent, which was nearly every dollar they earned...
Whereas the RICH, who can live very well on far less than their full 2 million post tax dollars, they simply rolled that money over into new ventures that evades sales taxes...
Know what else? PROPERTY TAXES that year raised an additional 42 billion dollars...
Are you gonna suggest that the rich own 50% of all the housing in california? I didn't think so... and since most homeowners are NOT in the 144,000 club, that means that between sales taxes and property taxes, the vast bulk of State revenue was paid by the middle class.
Which is, in fact, the truth.
As far as rich people paying a lot in taxes ... FUCK THEM... cry me a fucking river over how folks who have 80% of the wealth in this country have to pay taxes on that wealth.
Boo fucking hoo...
My heart bleeds for the plight of the fabulously affluent.