California voters fail to pass proposed one-time tax on billionaires’ wealth
Campaign over Prop 40, as measure was known, was most expensive in state history, flush with Silicon Valley dollars California billionaires won a…
Campaign over Prop 40, as measure was known, was most expensive in state history, flush with Silicon Valley dollars California billionaires won a contentious ballot measure campaign, defeating a proposed one-time tax on their wealth, The Guardian reported.
The bruising campaign over Proposition 40 was the most expensive in state history and witness to back-and-forth dealing from tech billionaires and democratic leaders, including Gavin Newsom, the governor, who steadfastly opposed the measure.
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- While supporters of Prop 40 cast it as a solution to drastic healthcare cuts from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill… (The Guardian)
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