Another California tax increase: Bill to tax refinancing to raise 250 million a year (Los Angeles: sales, rent)

[lovecrowds]

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-p...914-story.html

More, tax increases coming in California this time to get housing costs under control.

The way to get housing costs under control in California is to slash worthless environmental regulations and silly zoning red tape. They should also do away with impact fees.

http://www.builderonline.com/buildin...-are-so-high_o

California will never get housing costs under control until it deports all the illegal aliens and money launderers. eliminates socialist impact fees. The ultra-elite environmentalists NIMBY's also raise housing costs with their ridiculous zoning regulations.

https://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/l503.pdf

Seven Los Angeles County jurisdictions will be increasing the sales tax to 10.25 percent. I am sure if they had the same sales tax rate as Oregon, Montana or New Hampshire that people would have more to pay rent or mortgages.

[Cape Cod Todd]

......and how much of this money will be heading to bolster up illegal aliens and setting them up in housing ??

[rbohm]

the problem is that the more california raises taxes, the less overall revenue they get. the problem is lower revenue generating activity.

[lovecrowds]

Originally Posted by Cape Cod Todd

......and how much of this money will be heading to bolster up illegal aliens and setting them up in housing ??

California cares about illegal and undocumented people first and foremost. With Eric Garcetti and Jerry Brown people who are American citizens always come last.

[evilnewbie]

Let me get this right... the left claim sales tax is regressive and the left wants to raise sales tax... bunch of hypocrites and thieves...

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by lovecrowds

State lawmakers advance major housing bills, including a $75 fee on refinancing - LA Times

More, tax increases coming in California this time to get housing costs under control.

The way to get housing costs under control in California is to slash worthless environmental regulations and silly zoning red tape. They should also do away with impact fees.

http://www.builderonline.com/buildin...-are-so-high_o

California will never get housing costs under control until it deports all the illegal aliens and money launderers. eliminates socialist impact fees. The ultra-elite environmentalists NIMBY's also raise housing costs with their ridiculous zoning regulations.

https://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/l503.pdf

Seven Los Angeles County jurisdictions will be increasing the sales tax to 10.25 percent. I am sure if they had the same sales tax rate as Oregon, Montana or New Hampshire that people would have more to pay rent or mortgages.

One of the best ways to get housing costs under control, do away with single family housing. California may be huge, but factor in the rough terrain, and the needed agricultural land, California doesn't have much land left. Single family housing needs to go.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

One of the best ways to get housing costs under control, do away with single family housing. California may be huge, but factor in the rough terrain, and the needed agricultural land, California doesn't have much land left. Single family housing needs to go.

I've said this, but then you get retorts like "no people just need to move to Texas" or "I don't want the character of the neighborhood/city to change" etc

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

I've said this, but then you get retorts like "no people just need to move to Texas" or "I don't want the character of the neighborhood/city to change" etc

Exactly. But, it's crunch time. people are so stupid. They complain about this and that, but when actual, workable solutions present themselves, all of a sudden everything is ok. There's nowhere left to build in much of SoCal until somebody figures out a way to flatten all the mountains within 5 miles of the coastline.

[James Bond 007]

The way to get housing costs under control in California is to slash worthless environmental regulations and silly zoning red tape. They should also do away with impact fees.

Those aren't going to make a huge difference. The way to get housing costs under control in California would be to dramatically reduce its appeal, and for Silicon Valley to have a major crash. Either that or pave over the entire Central Valley with subdivisions (but then, that's already the cheapest part of the state so it's not going to happen either).

Basically, there is no solution that will have much of an impact.

[marino760]

I guess the fact that CA leads the country in poverty as 1 in 5 people living in CA is at poverty level or below isn't enough to keep people away. Sure, raise some more taxes and start new ones, that'll help.