The political kvetching over California taxes mimics the famous porridge passage in “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”
Some Californians – those on the right – believe taxes are too high. Others to the left believe they are too low. The rest, quantity unknown, believe they are just right.
It’s not that simple, of course, because reactions to taxes also depend on what kind of taxes and, most importantly, who’s paying them.
Over the next year, we are likely to hear a lot of debate about taxes. Not only are Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature noodling over new taxes for highway repairs and medical care, but tax proposals are vying for places on the 2016 ballot, including extensions of the big hikes that voters temporarily approved in 2012 and boosts in taxes on cigarettes and perhaps marijuana.
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