• Lodespawn@aussie.zone
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    7 hours ago

    Didn’t New York already do it and it proved that billionaires will stay put and not move to a hick backwater just to save a few bucks they wouldnt even notice losing?

    • mr_rusty_shackleford@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      What they did is very different. They taxed residential properties not used as primary residences valued over 5 million. The CA tax is a one time 5% tax on the worldwide net worth of billionaires.

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        5 hours ago

        Or, and hear me out, the states that they move to could follow suit and completely negate the ridiculous argument to begin with.