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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DrALJONES wrote:
Report: Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Back Billionaire Tax in California
Economist Joseph Stiglitz said that "a one-time 5% tax on billionaire residents of California could kickstart wealth distribution in the US & across the world."
During the 2000 federal election cycle, billionaire political donations made up only 1% of the total - compared to 19% by 2024.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/21/nobel-prize-winning-economists-back-first-billionaire-tax-in-us/
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