"The misdirect here is that Newsom is opposing a WEALTH tax on billionaires in his own state and insisting he supports a new national INCOME tax on billionaires. But billionaires make money off non-income sources."

California's billionaire tax heads to the November ballot despite Newsom's opposition. Tax passing at 35% YES.

"The fact that the ultra-wealthy and billionaire-backed politicians like Gov. Newsom nearly succeeded in killing it is the single best argument for why we need to tax billionaires…

The ballot measure will decide if California will impose a one-time 5% tax on its billionaire residents, an idea that has been controversial.