Are the freeways too empty? Are the surface roads too smooth? Are there too many parking spaces at the beaches and parks? Etc etc. I want DMV fees to be higher. I want gas taxes to be higher. I want more people staying home, taking public transportation, or better yet leaving the state. Almost everywhere in CA is expensive to live in but I'm willing (and fortunate) to pay for it. Which reminds me, gotta finish up my tax return.
If you are looking for more taxes and live in California, I am sure you will get your wish soon. Our municipal and state legislators, public unions, and a variety of other agencies and individuals that all seem to end up on the receiving end of government funds, are dreaming up new taxes and fees almost every day. Unfortunately, especially if you are retired and on a fixed income like I am, many of these new and increased taxes and fees will stick and we will all be paying them within a few years.
I just paid my home city and county property taxes and in addition to the general tax rate of 1% of the property value, there were 15 additional taxes, bond payments, assessments and fees (such as separate city, county, state and federal "storm fee", as an example). Now it is time to pay my federal and state income tax bill - and of course every day I pay a 9.5% sales tax on almost everything that I buy.
California is the place to be if you love paying taxes and don't care where all that money goes as the lines get longer at government agencies and our infrastructure continues to fall apart under the weight of complicated rules and regulations, too many people and government workers who get paid if they do their job or not. (I have a friend who needs to renew his driver's license and could not secure a DMV appointment in any of 9 offices in the greater Bay Area that he tried within the 90 day time period before his license expires.)
Happy days are here again.