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California Billionaire Tax Measure Qualifies for November Ballot After Signature Drive

Sourced from 5 publications

•The California Billionaire Tax Act would impose a one-time 5 percent levy on the assets of state residents with at least $1.1 billion in wealth.
•The initiative, led by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers, has secured sufficient signatures to appear on the November ballot, according to The Information citing a Wall Street Journal report.
•Opponents are backing competing ballot measures intended to counter or dilute the proposed tax rather than simply opposing it outright.
•The measure would be among the most aggressive state-level wealth taxes ever put to a public vote in the United States.
•The result could influence whether other states pursue similar wealth-tax proposals.

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California Billionaire Tax Has Enough Signatures to Land on Ballot, Backers Say

New York Times

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California Billionaire Tax Bill Has Enough Signatures for November Ballot

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