Bill Maher rips California taxes, says state takes bigger cut than a 'skeezy' drug dealer
Comedian Bill Maher blasted California's high tax burden on businesses on Monday during his "Club Random" podcast, quipping that the deep blue state takes a bigger cut than the drug dealers he bought from in the past."It's almost impossible to make a business work in California like that," Maher said on Monday's episode."I mean, just the state takes like 40% taxes. F---, you know, when I bought drugs from a skeezy dealer, he didn't skim 40%."NEWSOM UNDER FIRE AS CALIFORNIA GAS TAX HIKE SENDS PUMP PRICES EVEN HIGHERMaher then joked that even when he used to sell marijuana, he never took as big a cut as California does through taxes."Like I would buy a pound, which is 16 ounces, and make 17 ounces out of it.
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Comedian Bill Maher blasted California's high tax burden on businesses on Monday during his "Club Random" podcast, quipping that the deep blue state takes a bigger cut than the drug dealers he bought from in the past."It's almost impossible to make a business work in California like that," Maher said on Monday's episode."I mean, just the state takes like 40% taxes. F---, you know, when I bought drugs from a skeezy dealer, he didn't skim 40%."NEWSOM UNDER FIRE AS CALIFORNIA GAS TAX HIKE SENDS PUMP PRICES EVEN HIGHERMaher then joked that even when he used to sell marijuana, he never took as big a cut as California does through taxes."Like I would buy a pound, which is 16 ounces, and make 17 ounces out of it. That's not 40%, but the government is worse than the dealer," he said.Maher appeared to be speaking casually with his 40-percent remark. California has one of the nation's highest corporate tax rates for most of its businesses at 8.84 percent, although that's not taking into account the federal rate, which is 21 percent for class C corporations, as well as payroll taxes and other fees for businesses.Maher's guest, actor and comedian Jack Whitehall, responded by joking that California's steep taxes leave business owners "forced to diversify" into ventures like gardening businesses and tea rooms just to stay afloat.BLUE-STATE TAX BURDEN FUELS AMERICANS FLEEING TO REPUBLICAN-LED SOUTHERN STATESMaher has remarked on lofty taxation in the past, calling out Sen.
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- Comedian Bill Maher blasted California's high tax burden on businesses on Monday during his "Club Random" podcast, quipping that the deep blue state takes a bigger cut than the drug dealers he bought from in the past."It's almost impossible to make a business work in California like that," Maher said on Monday's episode."I mean, just the state takes like 40% taxes. F---, you know, when I bought drugs from a skeezy dealer, he didn't skim 40%."NEWSOM UNDER FIRE AS CALIFORNIA GAS TAX HIKE SENDS PUMP PRICES EVEN HIGHERMaher then joked that even when he used to sell marijuana, he never took as big a cut as California does through taxes."Like I would buy a pound, which is 16 ounces, and make 17 ounces out of it.
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