California voters reject wealth tax on billionaires
California voters have rejected a tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious and expensive ballot fight. The measure would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion. It would have been th…
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California voters have rejected a tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious and expensive ballot fight. The measure would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion. It would have been th…
WASHINGTON (AP) California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight that generated huge spending by some prominent tech lea…
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