Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoForty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1398arrow-down14
arrow-up1394arrow-down1external-linkForty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxeswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squarenbafantest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoTaxes are not free of side effects
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoTrue. Those side effects being things like Health Care, Roads, Schools, First Responders, etc…
minus-squarenbafantest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·9 months agoUnfortunately, California is facing a massive budget deficit and cuts to all those programs due to people moving away
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoYup. The folks that over relied upon office building taxes are indeed learning they should have seen it coming. Your point remains irrelevant however as those services shall still exist in CA while still not existing in TX.
minus-squarenbafantest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThe state doesn’t rely on office building taxes
Taxes are not free of side effects
True. Those side effects being things like Health Care, Roads, Schools, First Responders, etc…
Unfortunately, California is facing a massive budget deficit and cuts to all those programs due to people moving away
Yup. The folks that over relied upon office building taxes are indeed learning they should have seen it coming. Your point remains irrelevant however as those services shall still exist in CA while still not existing in TX.
The state doesn’t rely on office building taxes