Billionaire one-time wealth tax on California ballot?
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A California billionaire is testing voters’ aversion to the ultrarich
New: Wealthy Democrats push to tax themselves • • TOM STEYER backs the CA billionaires tax: "I'm the billionaire who wants to tax other billionaires." • • SARA JACOBS proposes to increase the estate tax to fund child care: "It’s like taxing trust fund kids to create a trust fund for all of America’s kids." • • DAN GOLDMAN, calling out Musk and Bezos, has a plan to slap a 20% excise tax on capital-backed loans and lines of credit: "It’s really important to help unrig our system and tackle wealth inequality." • • Says @AlexSJacquez: "There’s a long history in Democratic politics of this notion of a class traitor who is aligned with the working class." Prime example: FDR. • •
California is one step closer to America’s first billionaire wealth tax
California billionaire tax nears ballot after union collects nearly double required signatures
Odds of California billionaire tax passing jump after proposal secures enough signatures to make ballot.
California billionaire tax secures enough signatures to make ballot
California billionaire tax proposal garners enough signatures to head to ballot
Mass exodus fears as California billionaire tax gets enough signatures to go on ballot, backers claim
Is a 5% tax, unprecedented in American history, coming soon for California's 200 billionaires? Their supporters claim their petition has gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum.
California Billionaire Tax Has Enough Signatures to Land on Ballot, Backers Say • •
MEDIA-California’s Billionaire Tax Has the Signatures to Make the Ballot, Backers Say- WSJ
California Billionaire Tax Has Enough Signatures to Land on Ballot, Backers Say
California Billionaire Tax Bill Has Enough Signatures for November Ballot
Tech billionaire Ron Conway with some candid thoughts on how to beat the billionaire tax at the 35min mark here. • • Conway basically says his strategy, at least, is to keep it off the ballot by having Newsom negotiate with the union privately. Conway says that the counter-measures being circulated are basically just a way to give Newsom bargaining power.
THE STREET: Ripple quietly spends millions to oppose California's billionaire tax
Google co-founder donates almost half a billion dollars in fight against California billionaire tax
Another California billionaire tax move, apparently.
Zuckerberg Follows Billionaire Exodus To Florida As California Pushes New Wealth Tax
How to spend a quiet afternoon in San Francisco: organize a pro-billionaires march
Billionaire Tom Steyer came out in favor of a proposed tax on California’s wealthiest residents, adding a prominent voice to a debate that has divided top Democrats and rattled Silicon Valley’s elite
The California union behind the wealth tax proposal has turned the state's ballot measure system into a powerful political tool.
The California billionaire tax proposal spooking Silicon Valley is being driven by a health care union that often uses ballot initiatives as a political pressure point.
A wealth-tax plan that’s drawn ire from Silicon Valley billionaires and California Governor Gavin Newsom has a familiar force behind it
Billionaire tax sparks intraparty war in California
Peter Thiel Donates $3 Million To Fight California Wealth Tax As Gavin Newsom Vows To Block Measure.
Newsom Scrambles To Keep Billionaires In California, Vows To Kill Wealth Tax
California lawmakers are seeking to tax billionaires’ wealth. But the effort may cause the state to lose billions in future tax revenue before it even reaches the ballot
ICYMI: @GavinNewsom, determined to halt a wealth tax he sees as ruinous for California, has quietly sought an offramp with labor proponents
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This market will resolve to "Yes" if a ballot initiative is certified to appear on the official statewide California ballot for the November 3, 2026 election, that proposes a one-time tax targeting individuals, households, or family units with wealth, assets, or net worth of at least $1 billion (USD or equivalent), by June 25, 2026, 11:59 PM ET (the official cutoff date for new initiatives to be approved). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
Certification means the initiative is officially approved by the California Secretary of State for a statewide ballot.
The primary resolution source will be official information from the government of California. If unavailable, a consensus of credible reporting may be used.