LoginTax the Rich? Easier Said Than Done.
30 October 2026 at 09:02
Forget California’s billionaire wealth tax. The economist Natasha Sarin believes there are better ways to make billionaires pay up.
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Is This the End for Trump’s Princelings? Or Just the Start?
30 October 2026 at 05:58
American capitalism may never be the same again.
California Is Voting on the Wrong Wealth Tax
29 October 2026 at 19:28
If you’re worked up about what billionaires pay, wait till you hear about the millionaires.
Billionaire Tax Campaign Pins Its Hopes on Influencers and Social Media
29 October 2026 at 09:02
Supporters of a California wealth tax are short on cash and are relying on cheaper campaign methods to get their word out.
Ifeanyi Ifediba usually creates videos about sports, anime and campus life. But he recently agreed to make a political ad to support the billionaire tax.
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How Billionaires Are Fighting the Prop 40 California Wealth Tax
27 October 2026 at 14:55
The latest Silicon Valley billionaire club is a $333 million political ad machine that is heavily engaged in next week’s elections.
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How Billionaires Are Fighting the Prop 40 California Wealth Tax
27 October 2026 at 14:55
The latest Silicon Valley billionaire club is a $333 million political ad machine that is heavily engaged in next week’s elections.
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Pete Ricketts’s Wealth Puts Class at the Center of Nebraska’s Senate Race
23 October 2026 at 02:04
In a year when the wealth of the rich soared while workers lost ground to inflation, class has become political, especially in the Nebraska Senate race.
A campaign sign for the Senate candidate Dan Osborn adorns a stretch of farmland in Nebraska.
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- How Mark Zuckerberg Pushed Meta to Shield Him From California’s Proposed Wealth Tax
How Mark Zuckerberg Pushed Meta to Shield Him From California’s Proposed Wealth Tax
22 October 2026 at 02:21
The billionaire told Meta’s board that he planned to list his Silicon Valley home for sale. The company remade its stock structure to help him pay the tax if voters pass it.
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif. He has another California home in Palo Alto, close to Meta’s headquarters.
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