California-168 Billion
New York-117 Billion
Texas-88 Billion

CALIFORNIAN'S PAYS NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH IN FEDERAL TAXES THEN BOTH STATE AND LOCAL TAXES COMBINED...
(As a percentage of income)

Federal-22.6%
State & Local-11.7%

THE TAX BITE FOR CALIFORNIANS IN A EIGHT-HOUR DAY...
(The hours and minutes of a work day devoted to paying taxes)

1:49 Federal Taxes
0:56 California Taxes

CALIFORNIA PAYS THE LARGEST SHARE OF FEDERAL TAXES...
(As a percentage of revenue)

California-12.1%
New York-8.44%
Texas-6.36%

THE CALIFORNIA/FEDERAL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS...
(California paying more in Federal taxes then it receives for 1995)

$ 6.225 Billion
$ 197 for every man, woman, and child in California

CALIFORNIANS' ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE ABUSED BY THE IRS...
(3 out of the 4 top IRS districts for audits/abuse are from California)

Las Vegas, NV
Laguna Niguel, CA
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA

DID YOU KNOW...

CALIFORNIA HAS THE LARGEST INDIAN POPULATION IN THE WEST-

California-242,164
Arizona-203,527
New Mexico-134,355

DID YOU KNOW...

CALIFORNIANS' CREATED THESE RESTAURANT CHAINS-

McDonald's
Carl Jr's
Taco Bell
IHOP
Planet Hollywood
Bob's Big Boy
Sambo's
Wolfgang Puck Cafe
Claim Jumper
Baskin-Robbins
The Green Burrito

DID YOU KNOW...

CALIFORNIA GAVE THE WORLD THESE CONSUMER ITEMS-

Blue jeans
Skateboards
Barbie Dolls
Bikinis (Modern version)
WebTV
DirectTV
"Chinese" Fortune Cookies
"French" Dip Sandwiches
Famous Amos' Cookies
Mrs Field's Cookies
Boysenberries
Wine Coolers
Shirley Temples (The Drink)