Bill Maher rips California taxes, says state takes bigger cut than a 'skeezy' drug dealer

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Bill Maher didn't have kind words for California's oppressive taxes on his "Club Random" podcast. Comedian Bill Maher blasted California's high tax burden on businesses on Monday during his "Club Random" podcast, quipping that the deep blue state takes a bigger cut than the drug dealers he bought from in the past. "It's almost impossible to make a business work in California like that," Maher said on Monday's episode. "I mean, just the state takes like 40% taxes. F---, you know, when I bought drugs from a skeezy dealer, he didn't skim 40%." NEWSOM UNDER FIRE AS CALIFORNIA GAS TAX HIKE SENDS PUMP PRICES EVEN HIGHER Bill Maher compared the state's tax burden on businesses to his past experiences buying marijuana. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images) Maher then joked that even when he used to sell marijuana, he never took as big a cut as California do