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Silicon Valley billionaires shell out to defeat Proposition 40
Californians are already voting on whether to implement a one-time 5% tax on billionaires that could generate as much as $100 billion toward healthcare and other social services over the next five years. And local billionaires are weighing in — with their wallets. Approximately 200 billionaires in California would be subject to the Proposition 40... The post Silicon Valley billionaires shell out to defeat Proposition 40 appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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Californians are already voting on whether to implement a one-time 5% tax on billionaires that could generate as much as $100 billion toward healthcare and other social services over the next five years. And local billionaires are weighing in — with their wallets. Approximately 200 billionaires in California would be subject to the Proposition 40... The post Silicon Valley billionaires shell out to defeat Proposition 40 appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Silicon Valley billionaires shell out to defeat Proposition 40, Californians are already voting on whether to implement a one-time 5% tax on billionaires that could generate as much as $100 billion toward healthcare and other social services over the next five years. And local billionaires are weighing in — with their wallets. Approximately 200 billionaires in California would be subject to the Proposition 40… The post Silicon Valley billionaires shell out to defeat Proposition 40 appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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