Billionaires live under "buy, borrow, die," and California's wealth tax wouldn't touch that. An estimated $1 trillion of wealth has already fled.

In 2024, California had 255 billionaires, more than any other state. A state ballot initiative aimed at taxing the state's wealthiest residents could be put to a public vote in…

"But the truth is a lot of ultra wealthy people borrow money against their assets and live off of that borrowed money."

Billionaires live under "buy, borrow, die," and California's wealth tax wouldn't touch that. An estimated $1 trillion of wealth has already fled.