A candidate for California governor suggests scrapping the state’s income tax altogether, a move that could send a political earthquake through the Golden State.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, said in a video last week that it could be a strong way to get people and businesses that left in the wake of the pandemic and high costs in the state to return.
"What a better way to bring all of my friends back, bring all the businesses back that have left to eliminate California income tax. Other states have done it. There's nine states that don’t have a state income tax. So why does the greatest state in the country have an income tax?" he asked.