Local View: 'Taxes on billionaires may just be the start'

Local View: 'Taxes on billionaires may just be the start'

Let’s put aside confusion and dismay at the Iran war and Middle East for a moment and focus on down-home affairs. Here, much confusion and dismay still center on economic matters, none so large as those concerning taxation. Through the news-cycle tumult, motions to raise taxes on billionaires grab attention — and for good reason. The proposed billionaire-tax referendum in California (“What’s next for California billionaire tax proposal?” May 1) …

This California Tax Targets Billionaires Now - But Critics Say Middle-Class Families Could Be Next

California's proposed billionaire tax targets ultra-wealthy residents, but critics warn future changes could eventually affect more taxpayers down the line.