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California has a giant surplus—of ideas for new taxes - CalMatters

California has a giant surplus—of ideas for new taxes. What’s up with that?

Democratic leaders at the state Capitol have pointedly cautioned against broad tax increases on working families. Whether their troops and the governor have gotten the memo, though, isn’t clear.