Top Democrats join fight against California’s Proposition 40
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It is not just tech moguls and venture capitalists fighting a California proposal to tax…
Sanders boosts wealth tax; labor argues it would devastate economy
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a hero among the nation’s progressive voters, stumped in Southern California on Monday for a…
Six Nobel economists back California wealth tax, while tech billionaires spend $120m to block it
California’s proposed tax on billionaire fortunes has opened a fight between high-profile economists who support it and powerful…
Billionaires abound in California. Why not tax their wealth?
By Daniel Trotta and Ann Saphir Sept 20 (Reuters) – No state may be a more natural fit…
Report: California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ is based on bad research
California’s proposed “billionaire’s tax” on the assets of wealthy state residents enjoys a slim lead in the polls…
Poll: California wealth tax holds narrow lead
A proposed California wealth tax and two ballot initiatives designed to kill it are all clinging to narrow…
California wealth tax proponent threatened labor officials, law firm’s report finds
The labor leader championing California’s wealth tax threatened other union officials as he sought to build support for…
The billionaire tax is breaking the California Democratic Party
California’s billionaire tax proposal is splintering the state’s Democratic Party, with party leaders opposing the wealth tax even as…
California is taking on the ultra-rich – Economy and ecology
California could soon become the first US state to make billionaires pay a tax on their wealth. On…
California wealth tax fight heats up as billionaire-backed group pours $5 million into campaign
Building a Better California, an advocacy group backed by some of Silicon Valley’s wealthiest figures, has poured $5…
Why California’s 200 Billionaires Won’t Leave Over Prop 40
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – JUNE 02: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech during a keynote event at COMPUTEX…
Billionaires open the purse to fight California wealth tax
A billionaire-funded political group gave a $5-million donation to the campaign opposing California’s proposed wealth tax, the first…