California Ultra-Rich Tax Proposal Reaches Ballot
Proponents of a new tax in California claim to have secured enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot. A petition for a wealth tax targeting billionaires has collected at least 1.5 million signatures in California. Petition circulators have been active in public parks and near grocery stores to gather support. Unions have invested millions of dollars into gathering signatures for a California billionaire tax ballot measure. Volunteers have been collecting signatures at locations such as farmer's markets and grocery stores across the state. The initiative has gained momentum, prompting a reaction from billionaires late last year ahead of a January 1 deadline. The source noted that billionaires did not respond well to the movement. Taxpayers in California may be required to declare the value of all property and assets under a proposed wealth tax.
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“the measures say they have enough signatures to put it up for a vote on the ballot in November. In fact, they say they have doubled the amount of signatures needed.”
“Backers of the measure say they have enough signatures to put it up for a vote on the ballot in November. In fact, they say they have doubled the amount of signatures needed.”
“In fact, they say they have double the amount of signatures needed. They claim the tax is necessary to support health care and other needs in the state.”
“Backers of the measure say they have enough signatures to put it up for a vote on the ballot in November. In fact, they say they have double the amount of signatures needed.”
“A landmark proposal for a one-time tax on billionaires in California reached a milestone this week. It got enough signatures to put the measure to a vote.”
“It got 1.5 million signatures. So there were at least that many people who liked the idea enough to sign a petition.”
“the union started pouring millions of dollars into gathering these signatures. They trained a bunch of volunteers and pretty much anyone who's been, you know, at a farmer's market or grocery store in California over the last few months has probably seen someone with a clipboard asking them for a signature on the billionaire tax.”
“And then if so, they will have to declare the value of all of their property and assets. And so there are people who just feel that that is wrong.”
“on a appris ce week-end que ces défenseurs avaient recueilli plus d'un million et demi de signatures plus que nécessaire. [...] l'un des fondateurs de Google, Gavin Newsom, le gouverneur de Californie, est contre cette taxe”
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