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California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 31 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It's a good start.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    You still have that population who believe they'll become millionaires some day if they work hard so 5% is small enough that they might actually vote in favor

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    This only impacts people with a net worth of at least 1 billion USD.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Id guess those same ppl think they could possibly become a billionaire too. If youre going to be delusional you might as well cross the line into stupidity

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I have a family member that lives in LA county. They've unfortunately fallen hard into conservative talking points, and they're fully convinced that if it passes the legislators will change it after the fact to tax everyone in the state.

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