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Well-Managed Cities Avoid Raising Their Sales Tax Rates

Well-Managed Cities Avoid Raising Their Sales Tax Rates
A light post representing the El Camino Real sits displayed on a corner in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2022. John Fredricks/The EpochTimes
John Moorlach
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It’s Christmas season, a time when retailers enjoy a peak season as they meet the holiday demand. As California has the highest base sales tax rate in the nation, it would be interesting to look at one of its most populated counties and then focus on some of its 34 cities.
John Moorlach
John Moorlach
Author
John Moorlach is the director of the California Policy Center's Center for Public Accountability. He has served as a California State Senator and Orange County Supervisor and Treasurer-Tax Collector. In 1994, he predicted the County's bankruptcy and participated in restoring and reforming the sixth most populated county in the nation.