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California Puts First US Billionaire Tax to the Vote
Backers say the measure could raise up to $100 billion over five years to offset federal health care cuts and preserve coverage for millions.
- On Nov. 3, California voters will decide on Proposition 40, a measure imposing a one-time 5% wealth tax on residents worth at least $1 billion to address federal healthcare funding cuts.
- The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West argues the tax is necessary to replace an estimated $100 billion in lost federal healthcare funding over five years.
- Opponents have aggressively funded the campaign with roughly $96 million, while Google co-founder Sergey Brin contributed more than $100 million to nonprofits designed to block the proposal.
- Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's opposition, the California Democratic Party executive board endorsed the measure, highlighting internal party divisions over state-level wealth taxation.
- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders declares the measure essential to curb an 'oligarchic society,' while the Hoover Institution projects the tax could cost California $25 billion due to wealth flight.
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Who Are the Billionaires Behind the $304 Million Effort To Defeat California’s Wealth Tax?
A cadre of billionaires and tech elites, including Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt, is bankrolling the opposition to Proposition 40. The post Who Are the Billionaires Behind the $304 Million Effort To Defeat California’s Wealth Tax? appeared first on .
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