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California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
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Oh no, but the billionaires might leave the state! That would be a shame, not to have them assfucking our politicians. A damn shame.
They would still assfuck your politicians. Elon Musk spent $90 million on a judge race in Wisconsin.
Musk is both mentally ill, how do I say now, mentally handicapped, I"m serious, he is what we would call a fucking retard in my day, I don't use that phrase now though, oh yeah, he's also compromised, blackmailed, and a fucking nazi.
My dude don't blame that fuck on mental illness. Plenty of us crazies ain't Nazis. Plenty of you "sane" folk are.
Every state where, "the money goblins will leave if X!!!" is threatened, that state ends up having more millionaire/billionaires after X happens.
And when they "leave" they don't leave, they buy another vacation home, their business interests stay put.
And of course, wherever they are, they aren't paying taxes. And you are paying their energy /water bills.
I don't know about their business interests moving. A lot of them incorporate in Nevada and Delaware to get out of specific ~~taxes~~ social obligations.