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**CIAFreeAgent** · 02-21-2009, 06:36 PM

Congrats to California on achieving success at last. Taxes are still much lower than Australia.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...._8&refer=home

California Republican Senator to Switch, Back New Tax

By William Selway

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A California Republican state senator broke ranks with the party and agreed to support tax increases to help close a record $42 billion budget shortfall, potentially ending a political deadlock that has gripped the Capitol for more than six days

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“We need to stop treating the taxpayers of California as our personal ATM,” said Senator Tony Strickland, a Los Angeles- area Republican.

The 8.25% sales tax is the min set by the state. Different cities in the state can set their supplementary sales tax. Eg. City of of South Gate has a sales-tax of 10.25%

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CIAFreeAgent Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 671 Senior Member	Congrats to California on achieving success at last. Taxes are still much lower than Australia. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...._8&refer=home California Republican Senator to Switch, Back New Tax By William Selway Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A California Republican state senator broke ranks with the party and agreed to support tax increases to help close a record $42 billion budget shortfall, potentially ending a political deadlock that has gripped the Capitol for more than six days ...... “We need to stop treating the taxpayers of California as our personal ATM,” said Senator Tony Strickland, a Los Angeles- area Republican. The 8.25% sales tax is the min set by the state. Different cities in the state can set their supplementary sales tax. Eg. City of of South Gate has a sales-tax of 10.25%
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