PRESIDENT CARTER GOVERNOR REAGAN In California - Im surprised Governor Reagan brought this up - he had the three largest tax increases in the history of that State under his administration. He more than doubled State spending while he was Governor - a 122 percent increase - and had between a 20 - and 30 -percent increase in the number of employees. In his comments, Reagan says Carter has misrepresented the evidence because he has unfavorably compared California taxes to taxes in Georgia. not provided context on government spending in California. quoted the wrong statistics on tax increases in California. not taken into account changing population rates in California.