What, if anything, are California policymakers doing to combat the inflation crisis?

Let’s be clear: the last few years have been a tough time for Californians. The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with rising prices on everything due to the inflation crisis, is hitting California citizens in their wallets.

Sky-high prices of groceries, electricity, gas, and more are burdening families and workers. And making matters worse, residents of California are already overtaxed, yet Sacramento Democrats refused to suspend the gas tax. To make matters worse, the Governor refused to exercise leadership to stop the automatic gas tax increase as promised. Raising the gas tax is asinine because California already has the highest state gas tax in the nation at 51 cents per gallon.

The hardships caused by the inflation crisis are real. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the majority of Californians have stated that the inflation crisis and rising prices have caused significant financial hardship. Furthermore, 26% of state residents are “very concerned�? about not being able to pay their rent or mortgage, and the majority of Californians say that the lack of affordable housing is a huge problem. And if those numbers don’t convince you of the severity of the inflation crisis, 46% of residents say that they are seriously considering moving to another state to escape the quickly rising prices in California.