Not happy with the new 10% state income tax withholding Increase? Read and Take action... (Sacramento: sales, loan)

[ValleyBoy85]

There's an easy fix. Just increase the number of exemptions on your W-4 and WE-4... You should be estimating your taxes and adjusting your exemptions a couple times a year anyway.

If every TAXPAYER in California did this (simply increase their number of exemptions) then it beats this whole interest free loan aka 10% state withholding tax increase, by offsetting it and thus sending a STRONG and LOUD message to Sacramento's radical liberal-socialist to CUT SPENDING and LIVE WITHIN THEIR MEANS..ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!

With the state of California's economy, how much more tighter do the liberal idiots in Sacramento want to make it for TAXPAYERS to make ends meet?

[Michael J Matranga]

I agree with you 100%,but how can they just increase our tax without any public authorization or a vote or something?

[sunshine7793]

They been screwing the rich regularly with outrageous taxes and no one cares. In fact the socialists on this board celebrate. Now it's the regular joe's turn to get screwed. What's that old saying about them coming for my neighbor and I kept quiet. But them they came for me?

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by sunshine7793

They been screwing the rich regularly with outrageous taxes and no one cares. In fact the socialists on this board celebrate. Now it's the regular joe's turn to get screwed. What's that old saying about them coming for my neighbor and I kept quiet. But them they came for me?

Amen, sunshine! Tax cuts may not trickle down. But the tax increases always do.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by Michael J Matranga

I agree with you 100%,but how can they just increase our tax without any public authorization or a vote or something?

It was in the budget deal last spring where the raised the car tax, sales tax, and added a surcharge on the income tax of people in the highest bracket.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by Michael J Matranga

I agree with you 100%,but how can they just increase our tax without any public authorization or a vote or something?

My understanding is that it's not a true tax increase. They're just "borrowing" more money. It definitely seems underhanded, but you will get it back next year when you file your tax return.

[junior 88 fan]

Maybe people will wake up and stop voting for liberal taxocrats year after year! We have many similar issues in MI due to the same voting mindset. I just don't get it. One party wants to lower your taxes and give you more spending power and the other party wants to increase taxes at all levels, thus taking the wind right out of your sails. Maybe this will be an eye opener and a force a shift in the right direction. People in MI are pretty much sick and tired of it. In fact, we're "Blown Away". We'll see next November.

[1200RT]

Originally Posted by junior 88 fan

Maybe people will wake up and stop voting for liberal taxocrats year after year!

Highly unlikely in CA.

[ValleyBoy85]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

My understanding is that it's not a true tax increase. They're just "borrowing" more money. It definitely seems underhanded, but you will get it back next year when you file your tax return.

This may very well be the case, however it doesn't chance the fact that radical social-liberals in Sacramento are further digging into TAXPAYERS' pockets especially in these hard times. This additional 10% state tax withholding may mean the difference between having Turkey/Ham this Thanksgiving to a family in dire financial troubles. They can call it whatever they want, but these creative gimmicks continue to make it that much tighter for the TAXPAYER to make ends meet.

This "loan" translates into keeping the PARASITES on the WELFARE ROLLS in life support at the expense of the TAXPAYERS. Definitely something to keep in mind come next November...

[MIKEETC]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

My understanding is that it's not a true tax increase. They're just "borrowing" more money. It definitely seems underhanded, but you will get it back next year when you file your tax return.

I think it is budgeting hijinx similar to when the State moved the payday for State employees from the last day of the fiscal year to the first day of the next fiscal year and then saying it 'saved' money.

That's like me skipping a car payment this month, then the next month making two payments, and then idiotically saying I saved money!