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Are you talking about leaving the country of just the state of CA? If it's just an exit tax for CA, that's probably the worst thing I've heard in a while.
CA is probably the worst place in the states for everything but attractive jail bait.
I think what they mean by exit tax is a tax on retirement income earned in the state even if you move out of state later. Legality of such a concept is dubious but CA leaves no stones unturned in the pursuit of taxes.