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But more germanely, Palin need not run for the presidency in 2012 in the manner commentator and newly elected governor Reagan did not until 1968, and did not successfully until 1980 — all the while establishing a populist conservative persona as hated — and successful — during his near two-decade pre-presidential career as a younger Palin might be in the two decades ahead.

Palin is scary not so much in 2012, but that she could be around — and be around in an evolving way — for a long time to come.

More specific data from the Tax Foundation and other sources indicate that California's income and sales taxes are particularly high, compared with those of other states, while overall corporate taxes are a bit below average and property taxes fall somewhere in the middle.

While Proposition 13, enacted in 1978, strictly limits property tax rates, the state's relatively high property values push property tax bills into the upper ranks. In 2009, the Tax Foundation says, California property taxes as a percentage of value on owner-occupied houses were 44th in the country, while the median tax bill of $2,839 was 10th highest, nearly $1,000 above the national average.

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The tax burden is a detriment to attracting business to California and why California companies manufacture their products out of the state in China.