State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare

"We chose to live in Silicon Valley and whatever taxes they would like to apply, so be it," Huang said.

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare

The Billionaire Tax Act would impose a one-time tax of 5% on the total wealth of California tax residents whose net worth is $1 billion or more.

The proposed levy on people worth 10 figures and above has rattled Silicon Valley and split Democratic leaders