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Economic recovery requires reform
California’s economic recovery requires reforming state government. Recovery requires helping business growth and job growth by lowering taxes, cutting spending, and reducing regulation. Reform Task Force supports policies and candidates that encourage California’s economic recovery.
Californians are overtaxed
Californians are overtaxed:
- California has the third worst income tax in the nation.
- California has the highest sales tax in the nation.
- California has the highest corporate tax in the West (and 9th highest in the nation).
- California has the 4th highest capital gains tax.
- California has the 4th highest gasoline tax.
Spending is out of control
California government spending is out of control.
- In the past ten years, state spending doubled.
- In the years 2003-2008, state spending increased 40 percent.
- In the years 1997-2007, the state hired 48 new state workers every day.
California is losing businesses and jobs
California is losing needed businesses and jobs:
- California’s 2010 Business Tax Climate is 48th in the nation.
- California has the 5th highest unemployment in the nation.
- America’s top CEO ranks California the worst place in which to do business.
- California has the 44th worst lawsuit climate.
Stop the public employee unions from driving runaway spending and blocking reform
The Citizen Power Campaign is backing reform that fixes California’s rigged political game by stopping taxpayer money from being used against taxpayers. This group is collecting signatures to put the Citizen Power Initiative on the November 2010 ballot:
- This measure stops public employee unions from spending member dues on politics.
- It prohibits the state from deducting money on for public employee union politics.
The Citizen Power Initiative is an important first step toward fixing California. Without it, the public employee unions will continue to block reforms, block necessary spending cuts, and worsen the state economy by driving businesses and jobs from the state through tax increases.
