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“Proposition 40 asks Californians whether to impose a one-time 5 per cent tax on the state's billionaires, and needs over 50 per cent support to pass.”

“The comment comes just two weeks before voters in California will decide on a so-called “billionaire’s tax”, which would put a 5% tax on the state’s billionaires, that the wealthy have been spending millions fighting against.”

“Saez and Zucman have also influenced Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in their wealth tax proposals.”

“Proposition 40 would levy a one-time 5% tax on billionaires who were living in California as of Jan. 1, 2026.”

“This November, Californians will vote on Proposition 40, a union-backed initiative levying a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state's billionaires.”

“Democrats unanimously opposed preventing those bruising tax increases, while also unanimously opposing GOP-championed tax relief on earnings derived from tips and overtime pay — not typically the sort of thing that would benefit “millionaires and…”

“…My opponent has not supported law enforcement, she tries to hide where she is on open borders, she has voted against every single tax cut while she was an Iowa legislator and said that the working family's tax cut was dangerous and would get rid of all of…”

“Ruben Gallego (D–Ariz.) claims that the American dream is being blocked by officials who have "let billionaires and giant corporations create our unbalanced economic system."”

“- Published Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap inheritance tax (IHT) on family homes and increase the amount couples can leave tax-free to £1m, in her keynote speech at the party's conference in Birmingham.”

“California, whose resident billionaires possess a collective net worth hovering above $2tn, will see voters decide on a proposed one-time, 5% tax on billionaires’ wealth.”

“You don’t have to be a socialist to believe that you should be taxing billionaires their wealth," he continued.”

“But you got to remember, this is a guy that gave a big tax cut to the wealthiest Americans, to billionaires and millionaires, and then to partially pay for it, he's kicking people off of their health care, off of Medicaid.”

“… free trade with the US, Europe would agree to full implementation of proposals by former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi for countering loss of economic competitiveness, turbocharging a virtuous circle of rising prosperity for both…”

“The bulk of the money raised by the proponents of Proposition 40, which would enact a one-time 5% tax on California billionaires’ assets, appears to have been spent on gathering signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.”