“We can and must balance the budget without tax hikes and cuts in important services,” DeMaio pledges. To achieve that goal, this measure would lead to a responsible consensus by requiring a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature to pass the budget — or impose or increase taxes…

This measure limits the ability of politicians to raise taxes — and prohibits them from imposing a new Mileage Tax, Exit Tax, or Wealth Tax — or increasing Gas or Car Taxes. The measure also restores a two-thirds vote requirement on local special tax increases and requires honest ballot titles…

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…