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Billionaire-backed ballot push targets California wealth tax

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Source: Politico
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Opponents of California's proposed wealth tax are mounting a multi-front campaign with rival ballot measures, veteran campaign staff, and a Brin-backed committee that has raised about $35 million to influence signatures and votes, aiming to invalidate retroactive taxes and spending provisions ahead of an April deadline.

Topics:nationpolitics#ballot-initiatives#california#campaign-finance#politics#sergey-brin#wealth-tax
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  1. Opponents of proposed California wealth tax ramp up their campaign  Politico
  2. With budgets under strain, states are split on taxing the rich  CNN
  3. California Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts Before Bernie Sanders Visit  The New York Times
  4. How would the California ‘billionaire tax’ really work? We break it down  San Francisco Chronicle
  5. Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries over push to tax California billionaires  The Boston Globe

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