Hours are wasted by Californians having to fill out a separate income tax form, different from their federal returns. For individuals, the state income tax should be a set percentage of what the individual pays in federal income tax. The only departures from this should be what federal law compels: for instance, that interest on federal bonds and the interest earned on bonds issued by other states cannot be taxed by the states.

The above are statements on several public policy issues drafted by Tom Campbell, former US Congressman, former California State Senator, former Director of Finance for California, and currently Interim Chairman of the Common Sense Party. They are meant to initiate consideration of several important issues; they are not the official views of the Common Sense Party. Please feel free to submit your own thoughts on these issues on the Open Policy Discussion Page.