DeMaio says California’s cost-of-living crisis was caused by insane regulations and high taxes. This law would provide each middle-class family with $2,500 in cost-of-living relief rebates annually — as well as suspend all state taxes and fees on gas and utilities until politicians reform state policies that spike costs. Once this model is proven successful in driving down energy and utility costs, it would be expanded to reduce costs in home insurance, housing, and healthcare. “If we want politicians to address the cost crisis, we have to force them to pay the price — not our families,” DeMaio declares.