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California wealth tax fails, but other states raise income taxes on the rich

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Voters in several U.S. states considered various tax measures targeting high earners and wealth during the recent midterm elections. Despite significant spending by billionaires to defeat it, California's Proposition 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax on the state's richest individuals, was ultimately rejected. However, other states saw success with measures to increase income taxes on high earners, with Washington, Colorado, and California approving new or permanent higher income tax rates for top earners. AI

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California wealth tax fails, but other states raise income taxes on the rich

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Allison Anna Tait, The Conversation ·

    Billionaires spent nearly $400 million to sink California’s wealth tax — and the tax-the-rich side won all 3 income tax measures on the ballot

    Emmanuel Saez, a UC-Berkeley economist who studies inequality and helped design Proposition 40, lamented the loss, saying: “Today oligarchy has won.”

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