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California Billionaire Tax Secures Enough Signatures to Make Ballot
Supporters say the tax would raise about $100 billion for healthcare, food aid and education as opponents warn wealthy residents could leave.
- On Sunday, proponents of the billionaire tax announced they collected nearly 1.6 million signatures, far exceeding the 875,000 needed to qualify the measure for California's November ballot.
- The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West pitched the tax to generate $100 billion, offsetting federal healthcare cuts that President Trump signed last year threatening hospital closures.
- Rob Lapsley, president of the bipartisan California Business Roundtable, argued the measure would have a "devastating impact" on the state economy by driving wealthy residents away and reducing revenue.
- Google co-founder Sergey Brin relocated to Nevada ahead of the tax residency cutoff, purchasing a $42 million lakeside mansion on Lake Tahoe's Nevada side.
- Critics warn the initiative's language allows the California Legislature to expand the tax beyond billionaires, as similar amendment clauses in past ballot measures enabled broader regulation and spending.
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Billionaire tax proposal in California is on track to qualify for the ballot, backers say
Supporters of a controversial California proposal to implement a one-time tax on billionaires say they have enough signatures to qualify it for the November ballot.
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Citizens supporting the measure have almost twice as many signatures as required
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