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|    Wilson to All    |
|    Re: Wealth Tax Counterstrike    |
|    21 Feb 26 11:56:19    |
      From: Wilson@nowhere.invalid              On 2/21/2026 2:28 AM, dart200 wrote:       > On 2/20/26 11:53 AM, Dude wrote:       >>       >> A 5% California wealth tax on a $1 billion net worth would result in a       >> $50 million tax liability!       >>       >> This proposed one-time tax targets the approximately 246 billionaires       >> in the state, potentially costing them between $50 million and $13       >> billion each, depending on their total wealth.       >>       >> Does anyone except the Teamsters Union think this is a good idea?       >       > i hope they leave       >       > billionaires don't spend their money in ways that are useful to local       > economies, and they have a lot retarded ways to not actually pay tax.       >       > in fact they buy up excess property making it harder for everyone else       > they leave, so better that they don't try to live here       >              So how much property, income & sales tax do the billionaires pay to the       bottomless state budget pit that's Kalifornia?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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