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Buddyzbuddy

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5. I'm guessing he wants billionaire's money in his pocket
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:21 PM
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but not in Californian's pockets. What a shame to throw away his political career for so little from so few after all the good that he has stood for. He will run in '28 but I will not vote for him in the primary. That means about 30 votes at least, in my extended family that will not vote for him in the primary.

He had no problem raising our gasoline taxes to pay for Cal Trans or turning tax payer funded highways into private toll roads, or raising car registration fees but when it comes to taxing billionaires to raise money to fund a State Medical cost shortfall he's very concerned with saving them money.

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That's because he knows such a bill would never pass Fiendish Thingy Friday #1
Forgive my skeptical take... GJGCA Friday #2
The oligarchs will give it their best shot Fiendish Thingy Friday #4
That bill is gonna pass in California hookaleft Friday #6
It's not a bill Fiendish Thingy Friday #7
pretty obvious he doesn't want his presidential run defined by driving business out of CA thebigidea Friday #8
From what I've read, this is basically what his opposition is about. Silver Gaia Saturday #17
Personally I think it should be $300 million and up The Grand Illuminist Saturday #18
Exactly right Prairie Gates Friday #11
My first thought exactly not fooled Friday #14
A National Billionaire Tax is the right answer..... HOWEVER getting it passed is another story. groundloop Friday #3
I'm guessing he wants billionaire's money in his pocket Buddyzbuddy Friday #5
signing free college into law was better than anything Bernie ever managed thebigidea Friday #9
This is also true Prairie Gates Friday #12
What does Bernie have to do with this? Buddyzbuddy Friday #13
Sad, but true. LudwigPastorius Saturday #15
Any wealth tax would have to be national. dwilso40641 Friday #10
It could be state by state, but that would be a nightmare Bluetus Saturday #19
I'm for taxing the billionaires at both state and local levels. tirebiter Saturday #16
CA will allow them an installment plan of five years at one percent miyazaki Saturday #20
Multi-millionaires are loving all the focus on billionaires only.... Mark.b2 Saturday #21
Here is what I don't get. Why the hell are the opposed to paying taxes?? hookaleft Saturday #22
If you have a net worth of over a billion fujiyamasan Yesterday #23
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