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'This Is Huge,' Economist Says as Filing Shows Zuckerberg Getting Ready to Pay California Billionaire Tax

Federal filings released Wednesday reveal how Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, one of the richest men in the world, is getting ready to potentially pay a billionaire wealth tax that is on California's November midterm ballot—an indication of the grassroots campaign's impact. "This is huge," economist Gabriel Zucman, an outspoken supporter of the proposed tax,…

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