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California voters showed their pragmatic side on Election Day by rejecting Proposition 40, the so-called “billionaire tax.”
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voters → show → Proposition
The tax was an attempt to seize 5% of the wealth of the richest Californians.
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tax → seize → Californians
It was pushed by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West president Dave Regan, in a naked cash grab to help his union’s members.
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It → push → members
Regan, named by The California Post as the “biggest election loser” in the state, blew $47 million on Proposition 40 and another failed ballot measure that was designed to intimidate community health clinics.
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that → name → clinics
But the billionaire tax had some big-name supporters.
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tax → have → supporters
Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont campaigned hard for the wealth tax, which he wants to impose nationwide as well.
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he → campaign → which
Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna, who is almost certain to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, also fought for Proposition 40 — even though it would punish the biggest job creators in his own district.
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it → run → district
Luckily, California voters saw right through it.
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voters → see → it
They understood that the billionaire tax was driving California’s entrepreneurs to leave.
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tax → understand → entrepreneurs
They knew that it would keep investors away from California companies.
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it → know → companies
They heard the warnings of Texas billionaire — and Democrat — Mark Cuban: “You can bet if I’m investing in a multibillion-dollar startup, I’m asking them to move from California first.”
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I → hear → California
Voters got the message.
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Voters → get → message
Supporters of Proposition 40 complained about the hundreds of millions of dollars that Google co-founder Sergey Brin spent to oppose the measure.
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Brin → complain → measure
If only Brin had put that money toward a useful cause, they said.
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they → put → cause
That’s the problem in California: Rich and poor alike have to waste money and time just protecting what’s theirs from a greedy state and special-interest bullies like Dave Regan.
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what → ’ → Regan
But common sense prevailed, as it so often does.
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it → prevail → ?
In 2020, the same voters that chose Joe Biden 2-to-1 over Donald Trump also voted to protect Proposition 209, California’s race-neutral policy on college admissions.
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that → choose → admissions
Even in a “blue wave,” California voters know there are limits.
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voters → know → wave
They want to make sure this beautiful state is still the best place to launch an idea.
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state → want → idea
You can’t keep that going if you punish success.
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you → keep → success
This was never about protecting a few rich “tech bros.”
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This → protect → bros
It was about protecting the tens of thousands of people who still come to California looking to build the next unicorn.
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who → protect → unicorn
It was about saving the California dream.
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It → save → dream
No matter how you feel about Democrats’ victory, you have to feel good about that.
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you → feel → that
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