California

In years past people would say that as California goes so goes the country. If that holds the state will give us an incite into what a more socialistic type government will do. Over the years the state has offered generous pension benefits to all state employees including teachers and the result is there is not enough money to pay the promised benefits. Now the state is proposing free healthcare for all residence regardless of citizenship. At a top rate of 13.3% the state has the highest state income rate and 150,000 people out of 40 million pay one half of the state income tax.