californicate is the worst taxed state on the planet, and may be in the universe.
on top of state, county and city taxes, californicators have to pay federal taxes, and these include:
federal incum tax - up to 36.9%
fica tax (social security & medicare) - 15.3%
capital gains tax - up to 36.9%
when collecting social security after full retirement at 69 - tax on social security incum can be up to 36.9%
irmaa tax - above $96.9k incum per year after 65 years old has to pay irmaa to medicare - 2 to 3%
death and estate or inheritance tax - have to pay tax after you die for all your assets including properties or the inheritor pays tax on your behalf after you die (can be up to 36.9% if total amount is over $12.92m in 2023 and $13.69m in 2024)
and then for lucky californicators, there are state, county, and city taxes, on top of federal taxes you have already paid or set aside:
state incum tax - up to 12.3%
state capital gains tax - up to 13.3%
state sales tax - depending on county and city nominal rate is 9.375% for every purchase of goods and services except basic food items such as meat and produce
state use tax - depending on county and city nominal rate is 9.375% (when purchasing any item online)
county parcel tax - 1.25% of land value if owning land
county property tax - 1.25% of property value if owning property
city and local or district taxes - surcharges in all bills related to measures passed every 2 years for parks, recreation, roadworks, sewage, water, garbage collection, recycling, schools, etc.