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Buddyzbuddy

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13. What does Bernie have to do with this?

Reply to thebigidea (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:50 PM

17 hrs ago

He's not part of the conversation and not part of California, but he is critical of billionaires, which tells me where you might be coming from.

Yes, free community College was a good thing, which is one of the reasons I supported Newsom, for Governor. When you are an executive, what you say and do carries more weight than when you're part of a collaboration like Bernie. Bernie has not changed his tune ever, to capitulate to anybody's favor. What you see is what you get. Can you say the same about Newsom?

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Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He's proposing a national billionaire tax instead [View all] GJGCA 21 hrs ago OP

That's because he knows such a bill would never pass Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #1

Forgive my skeptical take... GJGCA 21 hrs ago #2

The oligarchs will give it their best shot Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #4

That bill is gonna pass in California hookaleft 21 hrs ago #6

It's not a bill Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #7

pretty obvious he doesn't want his presidential run defined by driving business out of CA thebigidea 20 hrs ago #8

From what I've read, this is basically what his opposition is about. Silver Gaia 9 hrs ago #17

Personally I think it should be $300 million and up The Grand Illuminist 2 hrs ago #18

Exactly right Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #11

My first thought exactly not fooled 13 hrs ago #14

A National Billionaire Tax is the right answer..... HOWEVER getting it passed is another story. groundloop 21 hrs ago #3

I'm guessing he wants billionaire's money in his pocket Buddyzbuddy 21 hrs ago #5

signing free college into law was better than anything Bernie ever managed thebigidea 20 hrs ago #9

This is also true Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #12

What does Bernie have to do with this? Buddyzbuddy 17 hrs ago #13

Sad, but true. LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #15

Any wealth tax would have to be national. dwilso40641 19 hrs ago #10

I'm for taxing the billionaires at both state and local levels. tirebiter 11 hrs ago #16