Excessive state spending, heavy regulation, and dangerously high taxes have helped create the state’s economic woes. The top personal income-tax rate (also levied on capital gains), the sales tax rate, the corporate tax rate, and the gas tax are all at or near the highest of any state.
加州经济陷入困境，过多政府支出、严格监管以及冒险的高税率都难辞其咎。加州的最高个人所得说（资本收益也在其中）、营业税、公司税以及天然气税的税率与其他州相比，均处前列。