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https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/01/california-wealth-tax-billionaire-migration/685779/

Assume #billionaires leave because of this #tax and revenues reduce. Won't that create the political support to raise #taxes more broadly while having the hard conversations about what the society wants to prioritize?

That is always the goal isn't it? A broad/stable tax base and a broad consensus on spending priorities?

Importantly, billionaires won't be around to subvert #democracy itself!