Starting today, LA County ties for the highest baseline county sales tax rate in the entire United States at 10.25%. Lancaster and Palmdale, where many of my friends and people I know already struggle to make ends meet, sales tax is now 11.75% - the highest in the state. I still just don’t understand how we keep voting to continuously give more & more money to our local government while services continue to get worse, our politicians continue to give more of our money to their friends, and fraud goes unchecked. How does this actually help everyday Angelenos who have both mom and dad working and sometimes it’s not even enough to support their families? This is not helping our kids. It’s not making schools better. It’s not making roads better or helping with public transit. It’s not making us safer. It’s not making housing more affordable, or food, or gas or utilities. Why do we keep voting for more and more tax increases and worse and worse politicians?

Oct 1, 2026 · 1:23 PM UTC

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Let’s do a sales tax ballot measure! Cap it at 8% or something less absurd
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They should thank @GavinNewsom for their 11% average sales tax in LA County and surrounding areas. Florida average sales tax statewide 7.02%! Gotta love Democrat politicians.
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you must be new here Welcome to DemocratLand
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Voter ID & secure elections would go a long way.
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It'll get worse before it gets better in LA as the electorate is about to vote in Raman. So LA is screwed. Maybe CA gets a gop gov, if becerra the state is a write off.
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Replying to @jonathanhatami @lisacusack_ca
@grok how much of LA County’s sales tax is a CA State tax? Let’s make sure credit is given where credit is due.
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
Before anyone starts complaining, ask yourself if you live in an LA County district other than Barger, and voted for the current supervisor. Because those supervisors are responsible for this. Barger is the only sane supervisor at LABOS and voted against it.
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
So when are you guys going to fight back? Why is no one challenging these elections?
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
This is the actual wording on the ballot. Such sleezebags. Shall the measure to help our community address severe federal cuts enacted by the President and Congress; reduce the loss of essential services, including healthcare for County residents; reduce the risk of closing the County's four public hospitals and numerous clinics, and significant healthcare provider layoffs and other service cuts by enacting a 1/2 percent (0.5%) general sales tax for 5 years, generating approximately $1 billion annually, with independent audits, be adopted?
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
What if it turns out it wasn't actually voted by voters? The raised sales tax failed in most places - except LA County. Two things were losing on election day that year: the sales tax hike and Nithya Raman. Yet in the ensuing weeks, both of them found enough votes to "win". Somehow.
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
Unpopular opinion: it's the voters. The voters in Los Angeles and California are just stupid and don't understand that they're hurting themselves. It's not the politicians who need to get smart. It's the voters. And nothing will improve until we acknowledge that.
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
Defies all logic doesn’t it ?? “Why do we keep voting for more and more tax increases and worse and worse politicians?”
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
Remember Los Angeles voter registration shows that Democrats outnumber the Republicans 2 to one Democrats will vote for whatever they are told to vote for If they’re told to vote for a higher tax, they will vote for that higher tax 100% of the time
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Guaranteed nobody in Palmdale or Lancaster voted for this, now we're at 11.75% - highest in the nation, and driving across town is an off-roading experience!!
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Self destructive actions only show how many Morons live in LA and CA. I did not vote for this.
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A two or three percent sales tax would likely provide all the public service ordinary citizens require. The rest funds corruption.
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The Fraud, Waste and Abuse is inside the government itself and it goes unchecked. People vote the same way every time and expect different results. Nothing has gotten better under the same type of leadership. Can deep blue cities and states ever have a fair chance to be redeemed?
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Fundamentally, it's because beneficiaries of gov't spending (unions, bureaucrats, NGOs) know increasing taxes funds their careers. They'll vote for a worse politicians who promise them more. Under this perverse system, it won't stop until they run out of other people's money.
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
we did not vote for the sales tax they snuck it in why doesn't someone go over the votes why are they always on vacation
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Because they don’t care about the actual people just lining their pockets. I don’t even think we “voted” that in … I think they made it seem it was our choice.
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You do not, you’re in the Democratic death spiral. It is all rigged from here on out, no escape
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the flood the state with people who don't speak English then use tricky wording on the ballot to make it sound really good.
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Sales tax Income tax Payroll tax Property tax Vehicle tax Annual registration Gas taxes Taxes incorporated to cell phone bill Pay to enter state parks Every fucking thing is taxed.
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Yeah, but they get so many great services for the money! You may think it all goes to the NGO grift then comes back to Dem politicians but no, it is spent wisely on the city!
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Because you're all to blame for constantly voting for the same old same old. But hey gotta show them conservatives by voting blue.
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Because we get tricked!!! No more stop the madness. Vote no on any new tax!
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Both those areas are people and families that have limited income. Horrible.
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Well Mr Hatami, it’s definitely not the “we” Republicans that keep voting for these idiots and tax increases. It’s the blinded by TDS far left Democrat libtards that keep voting for this, period. It’s the very same people who keep complaining everything is expensive!
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Because Democrats are retarded, I mean that’s really it. This country is plagued by idealist Democrats.
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
Move out of these cities in protest and force them into bankruptcy. This is the only way they will learn. If you can move then buy nothing in these cities. They need to lose this revenue to feel the voice of the people.
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LOL - they use the “vote Democrat because Trump is bad” angle and all the sheep follow. Maybe we only allow people to vote that are not on welfare? People with actual skin in the game.
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In @LakewoodCA we were manipulated to raise the sales tax a few years ago. The city told everyone if we didn't approve the tax increase, the county would take it anyway and spend it on crap instead of city needs. it's all bullshit.
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
Its simple, the people voting are retarded and dont understand basic finance/economics. They only read the header and think " well yeah, I want a,b, or c. It will help people and I want to help people." They are idiots who literally dont understand how any of this works.
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And they’ll shop in Orange County for lesser sales tax. Lol
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California is filled with sheep. They vote (D) over substance. With their super majority, there's no change in sight. Your ONLY choice is to do what 2M Californians have already done...MOVE
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Replying to @jonathanhatami
@XavierBecerra @SteveHiltonx this is absolutely ridiculous. Families are already struggling as it is. what can voters expect under your leadership?
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