"Pretending to propose his own national solution is clearly a cynical smoke screen to let California billionaires off the hook," argues the Billionaire Tax Now campaign as it seeks to counter "5 tricks" being deployed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies.

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.