California voters say they can’t afford to live here. Yet we keep voting to make life more expensive

Voters rejected the “billionaire tax” in California — but approved a variety of other taxes, especially at the local level. It was a remarkable result in an election in which voters constantly said that the cost of living was the top concern. California politicians complain about “affordability,” then make the state…

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