State not doing enough to collect billions in unpaid taxes
By collecting the $6.5 billion in unpaid taxes, a sum the Franchise Tax Board estimates California leaves on the table each year, California could raise enough money to wipe out a third of the current shortfall. This year, the money lost to tax cheats would pay the state’s entire share of expenses for the University of California and the California State University systems. Collecting this money doesn’t require raising tax rates, wiping out entire social programs or cutting back on teachers, students and schools.
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by Chris Parker, Capitol Weekly.