Not a Bakken Story: Rich Californians, Hawaiians, New Yorkers Will Pay Nation's Highest Marginal Tax Rate

Link to SacramentoBee.com.

Thanks to passage of Proposition 30 last month, high-income Californians would pay the nation's highest marginal income tax rates -- nearly 52 percent -- if "we" go over the ObamaCliff.

Cue up Connie Francis.

Who wants to bet against me that Kobe Bryant will ask to be traded from the LA Lakers to San Antonio Spurs or Miami Heat before the end of 2013?

Speaking of which, Kobe goes over 30,000 life-time points tonight. Despite the LA Lakers apparently imploding, Kobe should be able to get the 13 points or so that he needs.

[As far as Hawaii and New York City: more to come.]

But Americans are content/satisfied.

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/12/high-income-californians-may-pay-nations-highest-tax-rate.html#storylink=cpy