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Newsom calls for ‘national billionaires tax’

Newsom calls for ‘national billionaires tax’

Summary

California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a national tax on the richest Americans to reduce the gap between rich and poor. He shared his plan publicly right after a different billionaire tax was approved for California’s November ballot, which he did not support.

Key Facts

  • Governor Gavin Newsom is from California and a member of the Democratic Party.
  • Newsom wants to create a tax that applies to billionaires across the whole United States.
  • His goal is to address the growing difference in wealth between very rich people and others.
  • A separate billionaire tax measure will appear on California’s ballot in November.
  • Newsom disagreed with this California billionaire tax proposal.
  • He explained his national tax idea in a public article on a platform called Substack.
  • The timing of his announcement came just one day after the California tax proposal was approved for voting.
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