Based on the data illustrated here, California relies on the top 1% of taxpayers to fund more than 33% of the total tax dollars collected. To narrow it down further, a group comprising roughly 17,500 individuals—representing the top 0.1%—shoulders over 16% of the entire revenue load. The core issue highlighted is that a tiny fraction of residents is sustaining the revenues for a state boasting a population of 40M. Speaking from the perspective of someone within this bracket, I can state unequivocally that we have reached our limit. Unless this chaotic approach to taxation ceases, we are prepared to relocate, and indeed, specific groups are currently organizing to leave together. Consequently, the middle class would be left to solely finance the wasteful spending of elected representatives who lack the discipline to control their expenditures.