{"id":21473,"date":"2026-01-08T11:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/tech-titans-divided-over-whether-to-pay-billionaire-tax-or-flee-california\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:37:18","slug":"tech-titans-divided-over-whether-to-pay-billionaire-tax-or-flee-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/tech-titans-divided-over-whether-to-pay-billionaire-tax-or-flee-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California"},"content":{"rendered":"

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare<\/p>\n

A battle is brewing in California over a plan to tax billionaires \u2013 with tech titans divided over whether they should pay up, or flee the state.<\/p>\n

Under a tax proposal<\/a> that could be put to voters this November, any California resident worth more than $1bn would have to pay a one-off, 5% tax on their assets to help cover education, food assistance and healthcare programs in the state.<\/p>\n

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\nState residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare
\nA battle is brewing in California over a plan to tax billionaires \u2013 with tech titans divided over whether they should pay up, or flee the state.
\nUnder a tax proposal that could be put to voters this November, any California resident worth more than $1bn would have to pay a one-off, 5% tax on their assets to help cover education, food assistance and healthcare programs in the state. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare A battle is brewing in California over a plan to tax billionaires \u2013 with tech titans divided over whether they should pay up, or flee the state. Under a tax proposal that could be put to …<\/p>\n

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