From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:56:19 -0500, Wilson    
   wrote:   
      
   >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?   
      
   Their fair  share, if they have not evaded them.   
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