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Silver Gaia

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17. From what I've read, this is basically what his opposition is about.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 04:20 AM
15 hrs ago

(And no, I don't have a link, but I did read his words.) He indicated that he thought all this would actually do is cause many of the billionaires to just leave the state, so in the long run, it could cause more harm than good. That fits with him saying he thought such taxation would be positioned better at the federal level than the state level. That makes sense to me.

I am a Californian and I do support Newsom, so this matters a lot to me. He seems to think things over pretty carefully rather than spewing out lnee-jerk nonsense like so many politicians do these days. That, the "knee-jerk nonsense," has become so common that I think we tend to expect it, and sometimes judge a carefully expressed opinion to its detriment by that same standard. I've been watching and listening, and am willing to consider the merits of his viewpoint.

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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 9 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
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