Thousands of layoffs at California hospitals underscore calls for billionaire tax

Thousands of layoffs at California hospitals underscore calls for billionaire tax

The labor union leading the fight for California’s billionaire tax on Wednesday pointed to recent reporting about hospital layoffs to make the case for the ballot measure, which would impose a one-time 5% tax on state billionaires’ wealth to fund healthcare.The Orange County Register reported last week that “the more than 400 hospitals statewide have already laid off more than 3,400 healthcare workers as of mid-March, with as many as 1,600 comin…