Saturday, November 22, 2025

On the Naughty List Again: California Ranks 48th for Worst Tax Climate in the U.S.

"The actions of a state ruled by the intelligence and morals of the likes of Pelosi, Swalwell, Schiff, Waters, Lieu, Bass, and other unnamed leftist tub-thumpers including too many self-righteous celebrities."  Maxine Waters Doesn't Like It When You Bring Up Her Love Letters to Fidel Castro

California Political Review    

"California received the low ranking again with an “uncompetitive tax structure.” “California combines high tax rates with an uncompetitive tax structure, yielding one of the worst rankings on the Index.' ”

. . . "Having one of the highest costs of living in the country, California’s tax climate is the third-worst in the country, AGAIN, ahead of New Jersey and New York, the Tax Foundation recently reported.

"This is the 14th year California is on the naughty list – formerly known as the “Business Tax Climate Index” and this year referred to as the “2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index.”

"The Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index enables policymakers, taxpayers, and business leaders to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. While there are many ways to show how much state governments collect in taxes, the Index evaluates how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement." . . .

. . . "The 10 lowest-ranked, or worst, states in this year’s Index are:

  1. Hawaii
  2. Vermont
  3. Massachusetts
  4. Minnesota
  5. Washington
  6. Maryland
  7. Connecticut
  8. California
  9. New Jersey
  10. New York . . .

More from the political brain trust running all that California is: Newsom's Press Office Says Joe Biden Had 'Physical Stamina — and a Functioning Brain'   . . . "Biden rarely gave press conferences, and when the media did ask him questions, those questions probed his ice cream preferences and other light-hearted topics. 

"Biden would often wander away and turn his back to the media during news conferences. Other times, he didn't know what state he was in." . . .

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