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California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 12 points 3 months ago (5 children)

it isn't going to pass because they are spending millions of dollars on ads opposing it because that will be cheaper than paying taxes.

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

    Remember that proposition about making gig workers employees? So they could get bennies? Yeah. That still sucks.

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

    Lyft and Uber spent like 200 mil on ads, and it worked.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    the ads' whole purpose was to confuse people. hell i was confused what yes and no meant on that proposition, and i had ballotpedia and the voting guide open when i was marking my absentee.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I knew exactly what it was and how the vote would go with how many ads were being shoved down everyone's throats. People don't have time to decipher the BS, and those ads definitely did the job.

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