Stop the Tax Hikes

California’s working families are already struggling with a high cost of living and state and local politicians are making it worse by constantly trying to raise taxes and spike our utility rates.

California politicians are specifically trying to repeal Prop 13 — along with a blizzard of other tax hike proposals.

That’s why Carl DeMaio and Reform California are helping to lead the campaign to block any more tax hikes and pass a powerful state constitutional amendment: The California Taxpayer Protection Initiative.

“Californians are already forced to pay the highest taxes in the nation and we literally have seen millions of working families flee the high cost of our state – enough is enough,” says Carl DeMaio, Chairman of Reform California.

What the California Taxpayer Protection Initiative Does:

Requires that local tax hikes achieve a two-thirds voter approval to pass — not a simple majority.

Repeals billions in recently-imposed property transfer taxes and prohibits any new property transfer taxes going forward

A Long List of Tax Hikes We Are Fighting:

California already has the highest income tax, the highest sales tax, the highest gas tax, and some of the highest property taxes in the country. California politicians have a spending addiction – and no tax increase will ever be big enough to satisfy their habit! Reform California has a permanent campaign to oppose ALL tax hikes that are proposed at the state or local levels of government.

Here are just some of the tax hikes they are trying to impose:

• A Wealth Tax – California would be the first state to impose a draconian tax on your assets, not just your income!
• A Mileage Tax – Gas and car taxes are automatically increased every year and now politicians want a tax charge foreach mile you drive!
• A Tax on Moving Out of State – California would also be the first state to impose a tax on people who flee the state.
• Property Tax / Repeal of Prop 13 – Partial or total repeal of Prop 13 from 1978 which protects homeowners against massive property tax hikes.
• Income Tax – New and higher tax brackets for all income levels – it’s not just the so-called “rich” that will get hurt.
• Sales Tax – Every election nearly 200 measures are placed on the ballot to increase state and local sales tax rates.
• Utility Rate Hikes — We have uncovered over $4.5 billion in hidden state taxes and fees that are spiking your rates, and passing this initiative will help us repeal those charges that are making your electricity and gas more expensive than it should be.

We need YOUR HELP immediately in this fight. Contribute, sign up to volunteer, and share the online petition below with your friends!