A lot of us aren't against taxes. We're against unreasonable levels of taxation and governance that squanders the taxes it does collect. California is the taxation equivalent of a loan shark.

I now live in a state where I pay lower taxes and that provides more and better services than California. In fact, I can't think of a single thing California does better. I'm happy to pay my taxes here as this state's government does a much better job with the tax revenue they do collect.

Sadly, as more Californians come to my state, they are supporting a lot of the same bad policy decisions that were well-intentioned but ultimately ended up becoming problematic in California.