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Is the California Wealth Tax’s Sponsor a Plausible Argument Against It?

Proposition 40’s substance—never mind its sponsor—provides the reason to support it.

While they’re at it, Democrats can make the program even better and shame Republicans who resist.

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As AI begins to make serious inroads on jobs, it’s far from an idle question.

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Polls show overwhelming rank-and-file support, but Gavin Newsom’s opposition has trickled down to nearly every elected official.

All that’s needed is the political will to staff the government and nudge up taxes.

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With government debt bringing higher interest rates, it’s time to get serious about taxing the rich.

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The absence of left unity for the ballot measure short-circuits any progressive agenda.

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When public needs were great, he wrote, its claim on the ‘superfluous’ property of the rich was strong and just.

Losing New York to socialists, facing a wealth tax election in California—our oligarchs begin to suspect that Americans may not like them very much.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who opposes the tax, tried to intimidate proponents into pulling the measure. It didn’t work.