An interesting summer awaits California
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
Going to be an interesting summer for California.
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The lockdown and other state challenges have left California’s small businesses, workers, and economy reeling:
– California’s unemployment rate stands at 7.9%
– A record heat wave has threatened the power grid with rolling blackouts
– 35.9% (over 19,000) of California’s small businesses have closed since January 2020
– California currently has the largest homeless population of all 50 states
– Crime is at epidemic levels
– Drug cartels cross the open border going deep into the state
– 41 California counties are under a drought emergency
– Multiple wildfires are burning across the state
Common sense says a hike in the gas tax now, while the state is still reeling from the lockdown and other challenges, will only increase the cost of goods and services at a time when most Californians–especially our low-income residents–can least afford it.
Newsom could better help Californians by giving us a break from the gas tax, not free tickets to theme parks, lotteries for trips, and veritable bribes with our own taxpayer dollars.