Opponents say the measure targets the large commercial beneficiaries of Proposition 13 which would weaken the political coalition defending the law, invariably leading to a full repeal of Proposition 13. "We're next on the menu," said the president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, who also said: "California has the highest income tax rate in America, we have the highest sales tax in America, we have the highest gas tax in America." and that "Even with Proposition 13 protections, California has higher property taxes than two-thirds of the nation."