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California Voters Consider Billionaire Tax

Updated 2026-10-23 23:50 UTC 2 sources Neutral

California voters will decide on a ballot measure that could impose the world's first 'tax on billionaires' to fund healthcare improvements.

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BBC News

Are California voters about to impose world's first 'tax on billionaires'?

Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.

2026-10-23 23:11 UTC

The Guardian

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2026-10-23 23:26 UTC