re: California Democrat proposes tax on gold, cotton, tobacco, and other 'slave' goods

They already tax the hell out of these products. For example, precious metals :

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The state tax (California) is 7.5% (which can be altered by local authorities) on bullion coins and bullion bars, and also on rare coins. Basically anything that falls under the umbrella of a precious metal is subject to this altered regional tax.

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This explains why Kalifornians travel out of state to acquire their gold bullion in 28 other states ……as they have done for for many years