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Oligarchs Got Crushed on Election Day, But Still Managed to Kill California’s Wealth Tax Dreams
Michael Mechanic·Mother Jones·November 10, 2026

America’s oligarchs fared badly overall on Election Day, but they dodged a bullet in California, and perhaps then some. California’s Prop. 40, the Billionaire Tax initiative, would have been the nation’s first-ever tax on excessive wealth, a concept Americans have supported in poll after poll. Despite its flaws, the measure would have broken the glass. […]
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