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California Voters Reject 5% Billionaire Wealth Tax

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Latest source publication: November 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM Mountain Time

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Voters decided they wouldn’t adopt French socialist economics.
Source excerpt · The Wall Street Journal · November 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM Mountain Time · Original source

Despite promises of billions in healthcare funding, voters rejected a tax that critics warned would drive wealthy residents and investment out of California.
Source excerpt · Reason · November 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM Mountain Time · Original source

The ballot measure would have levied a one-time 5 percent tax on the wealth of the state’s billionaires.
Source excerpt · The Washington Post · November 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM Mountain Time · Original source

The ballot measure would have hit the state’s richest residents with a one-time 5% tax on all their assets.
Source excerpt · HuffPost · November 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM Mountain Time · Original source

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The ballot measure would have levied a one-time 5 percent tax on the wealth of the state’s billionaires.
Source excerpt · The Washington Post · November 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM Mountain Time · Original source

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Voters decided they wouldn’t adopt French socialist economics.
Source excerpt · The Wall Street Journal · November 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM Mountain Time · Original source

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