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1,380 stories Updated Jul 13, 2026 Related desks: PoliticsSocial Security

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California’s “Billionaires Tax” Is Imploding

California’s “Billionaires Tax” Is Imploding

California's Prop. 40 wealth tax is dividing Democrats as critics warn it could drive billionaires, jobs, and investment away.

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