Conversation on The Sacramento Press about: What's one percent? When you go to purchase something on April 1, 2009 and see that the sales tax has gone up by one percent, don't expect to hear "April Fools!" come out of the cashier's mouth. Beginning on the first day of April, as part of the state's budget, sales tax will increase by one percent throughout California. Sacramento County will now have a sales tax of 8.75 percent; Placer County and El Dorado County 8.25 percent; with the city of Placerville at 8.5 percent. San Francisco will have a 9.5 percen... colleen By: Angelina Turner Angelina Turner 2009-04-09T15:48:51Z 2009-04-09T15:48:51Z Is there someone in the government with an Outlook calendar with a Follow-up flag on July 01, 2011/2012? Because let's be honest - I know I'm not going to remember in one to two years that the taxes could be reduced by one percent after getting used to paying it. This is going to hurt the economy, because I'll reduce my spending even more than I did when I became part of the ever-growing unemployment rate. Angelina Turner 2009-04-09T15:48:51Z By: Colleen Belcher Colleen Belcher 2009-04-03T00:17:54Z 2009-04-03T00:17:54Z Thanks for mentioning the car fees. I forgot about that one. Needless to say, I dread getting my next vehicle registration renewal in the mail. Colleen Belcher 2009-04-03T00:17:54Z By: TAB TAB 2009-04-02T09:53:33Z 2009-04-02T09:53:33Z A great way to stimulate the California economy. NOT ! TAB 2009-04-02T09:53:33Z By: Steven Maviglio Steven Maviglio 2009-04-02T07:11:09Z 2009-04-02T07:11:09Z You forgot to mention the increase in car fees too. All of these are regressive taxes that hurt low- and middle-income families the hardest. It's too bad that Gov. Schwarzenegger and the Republicans rejected progressive taxation (e.g., hitting those who make the most to pay back some of Bush tax cuts) and we're stuck paying these. Steven Maviglio 2009-04-02T07:11:09Z By: Amar Bains Amar Bains 2009-04-01T23:38:01Z 2009-04-01T23:38:01Z time to shop online! Amar Bains 2009-04-01T23:38:01Z By: Susan Arroyo Susan Arroyo 2009-04-01T00:17:13Z 2009-04-01T00:17:13Z oh man its getting harder to shop these days! Susan Arroyo 2009-04-01T00:17:13Z