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CA Employers Need a Break!

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https://t.co/rVLGaywkpp CA employers are exhausted with endless mandates from Sacramento. Hit the Pause simply asks the CA Legislature to give employers a break. Say 'NO' to all new mandates on employers. @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom @casendems @CASenReps @AsmRepublicans @AssemblyDems @CAProblemSolver

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@KTLA Guess which states walk their talk when it comes to “affordability”? People trust institutions that deliver on their promises. And, trust in government in California is disturbingly low in 2026.

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Guess which states are serious about tackling “affordability”?

[KTLA @KTLA]

Map shows wide gap in gas prices between California, other states https://t.co/kfXqpiOJ0f

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But . . . of course. Now these same folks want to raise the minimum wage for all agriculture workers to $19.75/hour. What could go wrong? With “affordability” measures like these we’ll soon be spending $10 for a head of broccoli. #HitPause

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New column: California's $20 fast food wage yields higher prices, fewer jobs, more automation https://t.co/GF0Acrp5Xl

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@GavinNewsom With all due respect, 90% of corporations in California are small businesses with less than 20 employees. When you malign “corporations” you malign our small and family owned businesses who struggle to provide jobs in this state.

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@CapitolAlert 90% of corporations in California are small businesses with 20 or fewer employees. Family businesses like these CANNOT AFFORD MORE TAXES. #HitPauseCA.

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@ZavalaA Californians needs ubiquitous and inexpensive energy to compete in the 21st century. What has CARB done to increase supply and drive down costs for fuel and electrons? We need action not more talk.

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@AGRobBonta Californians need ubiquitous and inexpensive energy to thrive. What are you doing to increase the supply and bring down the cost of fuel and electrons in our state?

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“Cap-and-invest” problems now. Something else later. In CA it’s NOT a single regulation or bill that is the problem — it’s a persistent mentality in Sacramento that “we are the 4th largest economy in the world and we can afford to do anything we want” that is the problem.

California's employers face increasingly harsh conditions as the state piles on burdensome regulations, escalating taxes, and soaring operational costs that stifle growth and innovation. New laws in 2026—including higher minimum wages reaching $16.90 per hour, expanded pay data reporting mandates with steep penalties, restrictions on training repayment agreements, and reinforced independent contractor rules—combine with chronic high corporate taxes, litigation risks, energy expenses, and regulatory red tape to create an environment where doing business feels punitive rather than productive. This mounting pressure is driving the Golden Geese—California's high-value companies, innovative startups, tech giants, and wealthy entrepreneurs—to spread their wings and fly east (and south) to safer havens like Texas, Georgia and Florida, where lower taxes, lighter regulations, no state income tax, and pro-business climates promise relief and opportunity. As these vital economic engines relocate headquarters, shift operations, or establish new bases elsewhere, the Golden State risks losing the very wealth creators that have long sustained its prosperity.

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California's employers face increasingly harsh conditions as the state piles on burdensome regulations, escalating taxes, and soaring operational costs that stifle growth and innovation. Chronically high corporate taxes, litigation risks, energy expenses, and regulatory red tape create an environment where doing business feels punitive rather than productive. This mounting pressure is driving the Golden Geese—California's high-value companies, innovative startups, tech giants, and wealthy entrepreneurs—to spread their wings and fly east (and south) to safer havens like Texas and Florida, where lower taxes, lighter regulations, no state income tax, and pro-business climates promise relief and opportunity. As these vital economic engines relocate headquarters, shift operations, or establish new bases elsewhere, the Golden State risks losing the very wealth creators that have long sustained its prosperity.

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@WSJopinion California’s tax and spend public sector is killing the vitality and sustainability of it’s private sector. Chasing employers out of state is NOT a winning strategy. @CAgovernor @CASenateDems @CASenReps @AsmRepublicans @AsmDems

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California’s tax and spend public sector is killing the vitality and sustainability of it’s private sector. Chasing employers out of state is NOT a winning strategy.

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California’s proposed billionaire tax is unconstitutional. It’s an uncompensated taking or at least a deprivation of property without due process, contrary to the Fifth and 14th amendments, writes Philip Hamburger
https://t.co/pukwzG7jAL

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@SenValladares Sacramento is cooking California’s golden goose.

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@WSJopinion California policies defy all logic and reason. Our middle class is being destroyed. Jobs are being driven out of state. We now suffer the highest poverty and unemployment rates in America.

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CA employers need affordable energy. No modern economy can excel without access to inexpensive and ubiquitous fuel and electricity. California has gone in the opposite direction — driving up energy pricing and driving out middle class job providers. It’s not difficult to understand why we now have the highest unemployment and poverty rates in the USA.

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Killing the Golden Goose has to be the stupidest idea in the history of our state. California Wealth Exodus | Lost Tax Revenue Tracker https://t.co/QHND9LixhO

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@DavidSacks CA is experiencing Golden Goose Syndrome. Employers and investors are being driven away by high taxes and over regulation. Our unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. Our spending per capita is 2.5X of what it was five years ago BUT ITS STILL NOT ENOUGH. Unsustainable.

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CALIFORNIA HAS A SEVERE SPENDING PROBLEM. Per capita general fund spending has increased 2.5X since 2020 and 30x since 1960. In the same time the quality of our schools, public safety, infrastructure and mental health programs have significantly deteriorated. HIGHER TAXES ARE NOT THE ANSWER TO CA’s PROBLEMS.

The real (CPI-adjusted) per capita General Fund spending has increased roughly 15- to 30-fold since 1960, depending on precise 1960 baselines (conservative estimates suggest at least a 10- to 15-fold increase).

### Shorter-Term Trends for Context
- From 2000 ($2,300 real per capita) to recent years: Increased by about 2.5 times.
- From 2012–13 ($3,000 real per capita in then-dollars) to 2022–23: Doubled to ~$6,000.

This growth reflects expansions in education, health/human services (e.g., Medi-Cal), corrections, and other programs, outpacing population growth and inflation over decades. Data sources include California Department of Finance historical charts, Legislative Analyst's Office reports, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI. Note that accounting changes and fund shifts can affect precise year-to-year comparisons.

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California has a SPENDING PROBLEM. Per capita spending has increased 15x yet the quality of education, public safety and infrastructure have been degraded. HIGHER TAXES ARE NOT THE ANSWER.

The real (CPI-adjusted) per capita General Fund spending has increased roughly 15- to 30-fold since 1960, depending on precise 1960 baselines (conservative estimates suggest at least a 10- to 15-fold increase).

Shorter-Term Trends for Context
- From 2000 ($2,300 real per capita) to recent years: Increased by about 2.5 times.
- From 2012–13 ($3,000 real per capita in then-dollars) to 2022–23: Doubled to ~$6,000.

This growth reflects expansions in education, health/human services (e.g., Medi-Cal), corrections, and other programs, outpacing population growth and inflation over decades. Data sources include California Department of Finance historical charts, Legislative Analyst's Office reports, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI.

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@SenWarren TRUMP’s unemployment rate is FAR LOWER than CA’s. Instead of benefiting from the new jobs being created in other states we’re busy blaming employers and taxpayers for not paying enough. Sound familiar?

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@RoKhanna CA’s Golden Goose is being bled out to pay for irresponsible and runaway spending. It can and will fly away.