Our tax system, sad but true.

Originally posted by TeriyakiBroccoli
You think your taxes are bad?
****ing gov. Gray Davis is raising our taxes across the state 1% higher. [...] Our tax rate is now (Orange county) 8.75% and in Los Angeles, 9.25% ....... that is ****ED UP

Paying taxes sucks... but lots of states will be following Cali in the next few months in raising income and sales taxes. I think 37 states have completely wiped out their slump funds, we're still in the recession, state incomes are way down after a slow holiday season, and the federal plan has very, very little in it to bolster the state budgets.