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Fiendish Thingy

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1. That's because he knows such a bill would never pass

Reply to GJGCA (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:03 PM

Yesterday

Between the filibuster and the wholesale purchase of congressional votes by techbros, Newsom knows a national tax on billionaires would be DOA.

A referendum, like the one in California, on the other hand, cannot be stalled, obstructed or bribed into defeat,

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Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He's proposing a national billionaire tax instead [View all] GJGCA Yesterday OP

That's because he knows such a bill would never pass Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #1

Forgive my skeptical take... GJGCA Yesterday #2

The oligarchs will give it their best shot Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #4

That bill is gonna pass in California hookaleft Yesterday #6

It's not a bill Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #7

pretty obvious he doesn't want his presidential run defined by driving business out of CA thebigidea Yesterday #8

From what I've read, this is basically what his opposition is about. Silver Gaia 15 hrs ago #17

Personally I think it should be $300 million and up The Grand Illuminist 8 hrs ago #18

Exactly right Prairie Gates Yesterday #11

My first thought exactly not fooled 20 hrs ago #14

A National Billionaire Tax is the right answer..... HOWEVER getting it passed is another story. groundloop Yesterday #3

I'm guessing he wants billionaire's money in his pocket Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #5

signing free college into law was better than anything Bernie ever managed thebigidea Yesterday #9

This is also true Prairie Gates Yesterday #12

What does Bernie have to do with this? Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #13

Sad, but true. LudwigPastorius 19 hrs ago #15

Any wealth tax would have to be national. dwilso40641 Yesterday #10

It could be state by state, but that would be a nightmare Bluetus 1 hr ago #19

I'm for taxing the billionaires at both state and local levels. tirebiter 17 hrs ago #16