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fromFortune
13 hours ago
Silicon Valley

Even if every California billionaire left overnight, a wealth tax would help the state come out ahead for 25 years | Fortune

fromKqed
7 months ago
California

Should Billionaires Pay More? California Unions Want Voters to Decide | KQED

Silicon Valley
fromFortune
13 hours ago

Even if every California billionaire left overnight, a wealth tax would help the state come out ahead for 25 years | Fortune

A one-time 5% wealth tax on about 200 California billionaires is projected to raise $100 billion over five years, likely outweighing income-tax losses even if billionaires leave.
fromKqed
7 months ago
California

Should Billionaires Pay More? California Unions Want Voters to Decide | KQED

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fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Germany's sugar tax sparks 'nanny state' debate

Germany plans a tiered levy on sugary drinks starting in 2028 to fund health care investments and reduce sugary consumption.
California
fromFortune
3 months ago

Bernie Sanders campaigns in Gavin Newsom's backyard for a tax on billionaires | Fortune

A proposed one-time 5% tax on billionaire assets in California is splitting Democrats, drawing support from Bernie Sanders and opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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California
fromSan Jose Spotlight
6 months ago

Will Prop. 50 boost minority voter turnout in South Bay? - San Jose Spotlight

Prop. 50 drives statewide attention, but key minority turnout remains uncertain for passing Santa Clara County's Measure A sales tax to fund health care.
US politics
fromTruthout
7 months ago

More Voters Blame GOP Lawmakers Than Dems for Lengthy Shutdown, Polling Shows

Most Americans blame Republicans for the prolonged government shutdown and many support Democrats demanding restoration of health-care funding.
US politics
fromAxios
7 months ago

Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track on economy, immigration and more: poll

62% of Americans say the country is headed the wrong direction, with a 68-point partisan gap and strong concern over race relations and health-care funding cuts.
fromwww.dw.com
7 months ago

US government shutdown looms amid 'large differences' DW 09/30/2025

The United States government appears to be heading for a shutdown on Tuesday, as Democrats and Republicans each blame the other for the lack of a breakthrough on health care and spending. A House measure that would extend funding for federal operations for seven weeks to allow lawmakers to finish their work on annual spending is at stake. If it is not passed by the Senate before midnight (0400 Wednesday GMT), it would cause the first such shutdown in the US in almost seven years.
US politics
fromPadailypost
9 months ago

Opinion: Public deserves more time to vet new county sales tax

The supervisors are apparently considering a five-eighths of a cent tax, which would raise the countywide sales tax rate to 9.75%.
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