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Even Gavin Newsom knows his wealth-tax flip-flop won’t work

Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to understand the folly of a wealth tax in California, yet he’s suddenly pushing one for the whole nation. Sorry, Gav — you had it right the first time: It’s bad for your state and for the country. Newsom has opposed a California ballot measure that would slap a one-time []
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Townhall
· Jun 27, 2026
Gavin Newsom Just Took This Stupid Billionaire Tax Idea to a Whole New Level
Gavin Newsom Just Took This Stupid Billionaire Tax Idea to a Whole New Level
The Daily Signal
· Jun 27, 2026
Newsom Wants the Jacobins Cheering and the Billionaires Staying
Gavin Newsom has discovered the limits of his own revolution. After the California governor’s opposition failed to keep a union-backed wealth tax off the ballot, he had to explain himself to voters he has spent years training to believe billionaires are the problem. He chose Substack. There, in the same political breath, Newsom opposed a California billionaire tax while...
Off The Press
· Jun 26, 2026
Newsom calls for national billionaire tax
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called for a national tax on the country’s wealthiest Americans, unveiling his plan to address growing wealth inequality a day after a proposed billionaire tax — to which he objected — secured a spot on California’s November ballot. In an op-ed posted on Substack, titled “It’s time for []...Click to read more
Washington Examiner
· Jul 3, 2026
Newsom’s wealth tax: Target Musk and Bezos, hand the moon to China
Recently, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) proposed a national wealth tax. The idea is that it is a bad thing that a few billionaires (and one trillionaire) possess all of those riches that they acquired by building things and providing needed services. So, Newsom took to X (owned by Elon Musk, one of his targets) and []
Tampa Free Press
· Jun 26, 2026
California Gov. Newsom Calls Wealth Gap A ‘Five-Alarm Fire,’ Demands Tax On Billionaires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the American economic system, proposing a “national billionaires’ tax” and a “true economic reset” to prevent the consolidation of inherited wealth. In a Substack post titled “It’s Time For a National Billionaires’ Tax and a New Social Compact,” Newsom argued that federal, corporate, and [] California Gov. Newsom Calls Wealth Gap A ‘Five-Alarm Fire,’ Demands Tax On Billionaires
Common Dreams
· Jun 27, 2026
Newsom Claims to Support National Tax on Billionaires While Opposing It in CA
“Newsom does not want to tax billionaires,” said the Billionaire Tax Now campaign, “but he wants you to think he does.”
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Related coverage for "Even Gavin Newsom knows his wealth-tax flip-flop won’t work": Townhall — Gavin Newsom Just Took This Stupid Billionaire Tax Idea to a Whole New Level. The Daily Signal — Newsom Wants the Jacobins Cheering and the Billionaires Staying. Off The Press — Newsom calls for national billionaire tax. Washington Examiner — Newsom’s wealth tax: Target Musk and Bezos, hand the moon to China. Tampa Free Press — California Gov. Newsom Calls Wealth Gap A ‘Five-Alarm Fire,’ Demands Tax On Billionaires. Common Dreams — Newsom Claims to Support National Tax on Billionaires While Opposing It in CA
