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03/08/2026

03/08/2026

03/08/2026

Clocks will move ahead one hour, often referred to as “springing forward,” resulting in longer daylight hours in the evening but one hour less of sleep overnight.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daylight-savings-time-starts-2026/

03/07/2026

"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲," 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬. "𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧."

📸:Getty PBS NewsHour
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03/07/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞-𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐲.

California’s progressive tax structure means the bottom 40% of households generally face a lower overall state and local tax burden than similar families in Texas and Florida.

Texas and Florida rely more on sales and property taxes, which take a larger share of income from low-income earners.

𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 - 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬, however, pay significantly more because the state has the highest top income tax rate in the country. Cost of living and public services also shape the broader financial picture.

• 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝟒𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬:
𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚: 𝟏𝟏.𝟕% 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞
𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬: 𝟏𝟐.𝟖%
𝐨 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚: 𝟏𝟑.𝟐%

• Housing costs, wages, and public services also influence how families experience these tax systems.

Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: https://itep.org/is-california-really-a-high-tax-state/ #:~:text=Key%20Findings,states%20like%20Florida%20and%20Texas.

CalMatters.org: https://calmatters.org/explainers/newsom-desantis-debate/ #:~:text=It's%20cheaper%20to%20live%20in%20Florida%2C%20but%20not%20significantly&text=The%20average%20Florida%20resident%20spent,than%20the%20average%20California%20resident.&text=The%20two%20states%20diverge%20more,Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20and%20California.

03/07/2026

For the bottom 40% of families, California taxes are LOWER than states like Florida and Texas.

In fact, 16 other states tax LOW-WAGE earners MORE than California taxes our HIGH-WAGE earners.

The evidence is clear, and the numbers don't lie.