When federal, state, local, property, sales and hidden taxes are combined, it adds up to the government taking 30, 40 or even 50% of a citizen's earnings. This November, Californians will vote on a big list of law changes that will take more money in taxes.
It can be quite complex to calculate the precise dollar impact on your wallet for each tax initiative, so I created a web calculator called TaxBalloon which computes the exact dollar impact each law will have on your wallet. Since California is expecting citizens to act like politicians and vote on complex laws, I think they should have this information.
--MR
