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The “Shakedown Artist” Behind CA’s Billionaire Tax
How a one-time 5 percent billionaire tax is shaking up 2028.
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The Next Web
· Jul 5, 2026
Tech billionaires pour $120M into killing California’s wealth tax
Silicon Valley’s wealthiest are spending heavily to stop California’s proposed billionaire tax, according to a Business Insider tally of campaign filings. Opponents have poured more than 120m into sinking or blunting the measure, roughly four times the 31m raised by its union backers. Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5 tax on residents and trusts worth over [] This story continues at The Next Web
DNyuz
· Jun 26, 2026
What business leaders are saying — and doing — about California’s proposed billionaire tax
Palmer Luckey, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and more have commented on California’s billionaire tax proposal. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images; Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos via Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Many wealthy business leaders have publicly reacted to the California wealth tax proposal. State labor groups proposed a 5 tax []
RedState
· Jun 21, 2026
New Tax Stupidity: Will the Last Productive Person to Leave California, Please Turn Out the Lights?
New Tax Stupidity: Will the Last Productive Person to Leave California, Please Turn Out the Lights?
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
Off The Press
· Jun 26, 2026
California to vote billionaire tax that’s caused rich to flee state
California voters will consider a controversial proposal in November to temporarily raise taxes on billionaires after the labor union backing the measure announced Thursday it would forge ahead despite pressure from critics to withdraw it. The proposal, backed by the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Workers West, would impose a one-time 5 tax on individuals []...Click to read more
Inc.com
· Jun 26, 2026
California’s Billionaire Tax Is Officially Headed to the Ballot—and Inc. 5000 Founders Are Already Planning Their Exit
Here’s where top CEOs say they’ll move next.
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Related coverage for "The “Shakedown Artist” Behind CA’s Billionaire Tax": The Next Web — Tech billionaires pour $120M into killing California’s wealth tax. DNyuz — What business leaders are saying — and doing — about California’s proposed billionaire tax. RedState — New Tax Stupidity: Will the Last Productive Person to Leave California, Please Turn Out the Lights?. Tampa Free Press — California Gov. Newsom Calls Wealth Gap A ‘Five-Alarm Fire,’ Demands Tax On Billionaires. Off The Press — California to vote billionaire tax that’s caused rich to flee state. Inc.com — California’s Billionaire Tax Is Officially Headed to the Ballot—and Inc. 5000 Founders Are Already Planning Their Exit