California voters to decide on controversial one-time tax on billionairesCalifornia voters will decide whether the state will charge a one-time tax on billionaires. The idea that has split Democrats and labor unions.NPR4d agoSources (2)Whole story →EconomyHealthcalifornia prop 40 vote
Tech billionaires are spending millions to reshape California’s LegislatureTech billionaires funding PACs have enjoyed recent growth in personal and corporate wealth and are spending it to handpick the California Legislature.CalMatters19d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologycalifornia legislature elections
California voters’ major shift on billionaire tax revealed in new pollProposition 40 is a proposed one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires.New York Post23h agoWhole story →Economy
This GOP lie has Gavin Newsom stabbing his own party in the backIn three weeks, California voters will have their ballots tallied on Proposition 40 (and 41 and 42, which would negate 40) that will impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets — the wealth — of the state’s 200+ billionaires. The money will be used to make up for the massive almost-trillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid, called Medi-Cal in that state, that hits in…Raw Story8d agoWhole story →EconomyHealthcalifornia proposition 40 vote
We must tax the wealth of billionaires, not just income. California can lead the way | Ro KhannaWill California stand with the working class or the oligarchs in the vote this November? The Democratic party has a choice to make. Are we going to be New Deal Democrats or corporate Democrats? Are we standing with the working class or the tech oligarchs? Proposition 40, California’s billionaire tax, is the most important ballot initiative in America and…The Guardian5d agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
California's Proposition 40: What voters need to know about billionaire wealth tax battleCalifornia's billionaire wealth tax, Proposition 40, looks like a close call based on recent polls. Here is what to know before Election Day on Nov. 3.CNBC2d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycalifornia proposition 40 vote
California billionaire tax faces spectacular collapse in bombshell new pollCalifornia voters remain closely divided over Proposition 40, a proposed wealth tax on billionaires, with 46% of likely voters supporting it and 43% opposed.New York Post5d agoWhole story →Economycalifornia proposition 40 poll
New poll reveals broad bipartisan support for AI pause and wealth tax on billionairesA Wall Street Journal poll found that 63% of American adults support a pause on AI development and 61% favor a federal wealth tax on billionaires, with 57% saying the government should regulate AI immediately. The poll reveals a growing convergence of voter sentiment across party lines, driven by deteriorating material conditions and a link […]Natural News17d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyai regulation poll
