Top execs from Californias largest companies blast states wasteful spending in explosive ad

California’s business heavyweights are warning residents that Sacramento politicians are preparing to drop a “tax bomb” on the state — and they’ve released a new ad to make the point.The “explosive” new spot from the Californians Against Wasteful Spending and Higher Taxes coalition uses a fake bomb-squad raid to warn voters about the hundreds of new state and local taxes expected to appear on November’s ballot.The coalition, a project of the California Business Roundtable, which represents some of the state’s largest employers, released the ad on social media Wednesday.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story The 60-second clip opens with people scrambling into a building as two armed men in “Bomb squad” uniforms rush toward an apparent explosive device.The target? What the ad describes as a “tax bomb” made up of the hundreds of tax hikes California voters could face in November.As the bomb squad closes in, one officer warns that no Californian will escape the blast.“Every Californian is going to pay more.”“With this big of a tax bomb nothing is safe.The entire state could get destroyed.”The ad mentions that roughly 2 million people have “evacuated” — those who have already left California for states including Texas and Florida in recent years.The message then identifies the culprit as a “group called the politicians,” accusing them of demanding more taxpayer money for “programs even if they all fail.”The ad ends with a simple message to voters: “No to higher taxes.”Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, told The California Post that the goal is to get voters paying attention before Election Day.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Spo...