"It's pretty steep, but if it's going to help with the deficit, I don't think it's going to push us off a cliff," she said Friday while shopping at the Panorama City Wal-Mart.
Several people interviewed Friday in the San Fernando Valley said they were willing to swallow the bitter pill of higher taxes to maintain spending for schools, police, roads and other purposes
Roya Hashemi of Tarzana said she'd pay more for cigarettes if the money is earmarked toward education and other worthy programs.
"It's not good, but I support it," she said. "It's not going to break my back."
"I don't mind paying the higher taxes, but I don't know what they're going to do with that extra penny (of sales tax)."
Jon Yenney, a middle-school teacher from Northridge, said he would rather the state increase sales taxes than cut money from the education budget.
"As far as sales taxes, I don't see that as that big of a deal," he said. "I think education is one area the governor shouldn't be messing around with."
Unbelievable. The government needs the money, so I don't mind paying higher taxes. I like the quote about education being one area the governor shouldn't be messing around with, but I don't think the speaker meant it the way I think it could be interpreted.