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Killing California’s Billionaire Tax: Props 41 And 42
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (1137+ words) Ballots are hard. They are increasingly impenetrable dissertations which means the cost of democracy maybe more and more perplexed voters. This blog helps Californian’s vote with clear information and helps the rest of the world watch the California Billionaire’s bill....
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes
43+ min ago (595+ words) Not only has Gov. Gavin Newsom vocally opposed the proposed California billionaire tax, but he also wants to prevent the state from ever passing a wealth tax in the future. On Friday he endorsed Proposition 42, a ballot measure that would…...
Newsom backs measure to kill billionaire tax, ban future wealth taxes
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (280+ words) (CalMatters) Not only has Gov. Gavin Newsom vocally opposed the proposed California billionaire tax, but he also wants to prevent the state from ever passing a wealth tax in the future. On Friday he endorsed Proposition 42, a ballot measure that…...
Britain is learning an expensive lesson about taxing the rich
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (105+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. An exodus of billionaires representing $160 billion in wealth should give California voters…...
The war on billionaires ignores more than $2 billion from the Anschutz Foundation
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (887+ words) By Wayne Laugesen | Commentary, Wayne’s Word Bernie Sanders said it in four words: “Billionaires should not exist.”¹ The pitch never changes. Their mountain of loot is the reason your pile is small. Given control, they will steal the money billionaires…...
Prop. 43 would make special taxes harder to pass. That’s the point, say anti-tax advocates
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (737+ words) By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters In 2022, 58% of Los Angeles city voters approved a hefty tax on mansion sales. In 2024, 62% of Sonoma County voters backed a half-cent sales tax to fund wildfire response and other emergency services. Neither would have become…...
☆ Rubin: November’s tax-heavy ballot could lead to a “revolt”
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (234+ words) Jheald, adapting file by Chris McKenna (Thryduulf), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Is there a “silent majority” that is tired of the tax hikes? California financial expert Tom Rubin joins an Opportunity Now exclusive series exploring where we’re headed this…...
Candidates rip Santa Cruz County's latest tax increase proposal
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (259+ words) Thomas Brothers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Santa Cruz County is asking taxpayers for another half-cent sales tax for five years—an estimated $27 million a year, or roughly $135 million over the life of the tax--on top of the taxes…...
Who designed Prop. 40? Meet the academics behind California’s billionaire tax brawl
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (1249+ words) The billionaire wealth tax started with a Zoom call. Dave Regan, the hard-charging president of a healthcare union, wanted to raise $100 billion to address looming federal healthcare cuts. What about a one-time wealth tax on billionaires? He’d come to the…...
Hear an economist’s reasons for supporting a billionaire tax
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (12+ words) (Video) Sacramento Bee...