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California should replace its graduated income tax rates with a single flat rate.

California taxes income at rising rates from 1 percent to over 13 percent as income grows. A flat rate would tax all income above any exemption at the same percentage, lowering taxes for top earners unless the rate is set high.

Steve Hilton

Republican
Agree

The quickest, most direct way to get money in people's pockets is for the government to take less out in the first place,

Press quote · Sep 25, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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