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Gaines Wants Larger Budget Surplus Refunded

Posted: May. 11, 2018 5:53 PM PDT

Nevada County’s State Senator, Ted Gaines, says the state’s 8-point-8 billion dollar budget surplus should be refunded to taxpayers…

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Gaines says Californians are already overtaxed…

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Gaines says taxes are driving working-class people and small businesses out of the state. He says taxes keep fixed-income seniors teetering on the edge of poverty. He says he has a bill proposing the refund but says it’ll likely not make it through committee. He says he plans to continue his fight during the budget hearing process with the Legislature.

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