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Four Richest Californians Could Pay 40% of Proposed Wealth Tax as Billionaires Fund Opposition Drive

A proposed one-off California wealth tax could create an estimated $42.8bn liability for four billionaires, although revenue forecasts, residency rules and legal impact remain uncertain.

International Business Times UK · Oct 27

Will the Wealth Tax Fail?

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Reason · Oct 26

France Is a Warning to California's Tax-the-Rich Crowd

The French economist pushing California's billionaire tax should instead see his country as a cautionary tale.

Reason · Oct 22

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Report: California's Proposed 'Billionaire Tax' Is Based on Bad Research

The planned wealth tax leads slightly in the polls and is already driving capital flight.

Reason · Sep 18

Do tech billionaires dream of shared abundance? We should probably just tax them

On July 24, Elon Musk was interviewed by The Economist’s editor Zanny Minton Beddoes. The 85-minute discussion ranged from Musk’s business ventures to the war in Ukraine, China’s technological power and the immense capabilities of artificial intelligence.

The Conversation · Sep 7

EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges

Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadership

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1

Why are France's top earners leaving and where are they going?

France lost a net total of 800 millionaires in 2025. While this outflow represents a tiny fraction of its total wealthy population, a range of factors are prompting them to leave.

Euronews · Jul 24

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California’s Billionaire Tax Should Be Just the Starting Point

Economist Gabriel Zucman argues that a permanent 2% tax on the ultra rich could generate billions while addressing the state’s growing concentration of wealth.

Capital & Main · Jul 23

Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told

New PM urged to introduce a 2% minimum charge on households with more than £100m in wealth

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21

Luxury Tycoon Bernard Arnault Hit With €22.5M Tax Bill in French Court Ruling

Bernard Arnault, Europe's wealthiest man and LVMH founder, faces a €22.5M tax bill after a French court ruling. Explore this high-profile dispute and its impact on France's wealth debate.

International Business Times UK · Jul 7

As billionaires’ wealth soars, US workers struggle: ‘The rich keep getting richer for no good reason’

Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages

The Guardian - US · Jun 26

Even a Global Wealth Tax Can't Solve This Problem

Raise the price of an activity and people do less of it or restructure how they report it. Mobility was never the sole issue.

Reason · Jun 25

Elon Musk says his trillionaire SpaceX IPO is ‘inspiring’ for humanity. It could help smash US democracy as we know it

ANALYSIS: The SpaceX IPO that made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire also empowers him to steer the future of America like no person in history, Josh Marcus argues

The Independent UK · Jun 19

The case for Labour to introduce a wealth tax has never been stronger

A 2% levy on fortunes above £100m – with no exemptions – could begin to reverse decades of rising inequality

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13

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The Guardian - US · Jun 12

SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire

Initial public offering for aerospace and AI company made Musk the world’s first trillionaire as share prices jumped

Radio France Internationale · Nov 3, 2025

French MPs scramble to strike budget deal as deadline looms

French MPs will on Monday resume their race against time to draft a budget bill to be pushed through parliament by the end of the year.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 1, 2025

French PM Lecornu faces new headache after MPs reject tax on ultra rich

France's Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu was on Saturday confronting the prospect of more political wrangling after MPs rejected a wealth tax. The decision could bring down his government if a levy on the super-rich is not in the budget.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 31, 2025

French lawmakers haggle over tax on ultra-rich

As France's parliament enters the final days of trying to agree on a belt-tightening budget for 2026, lawmakers are voting Friday on a wealth tax that left-wingers say will help reduce the country’s €44 billion debt pile and budget deficit. The government, meanwhile, is defending an alternative to such a…

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International Business Times · Oct 24, 2025

French Government Faces Threat Of Censure Over Wealth Tax

A swing group in French parliament on Friday said that if a 2026 budget bill was not changed to include a tax on the supremely wealthy, it would vote down the government.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025

The Louvre raid was audacious - but nothing compared to the heist France’s political leadership just pulled off

The theft of the crown jewels is another blow to national prestige, but far greater is the threat of a monarchical president hoarding power against voters’ wishes, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

French Socialist party to fight for wealth tax as it seeks to capitalise on crisis

Party has promised to stand back as weakened prime minister prepares for crucial no-confidence vote

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025

Podcast: Taxing the ultra-rich, last paperboy in Paris, end of the death penalty

The proposal to tax the ultra-rich that could address some of France's budget woes. The last paperboy in Paris, who has been hawking newspapers for nearly 50 years, tells of challenges and successes from Pakistan to Paris. And the man who ended the death penalty in France enters the Panthéon.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

Fresh strikes held in France amid continuing political void

Unions aim to keep up pressure on new PM, who has still not formed a government, over budget and super-rich tax

Euronews · Sep 26, 2025

France's Zucman tax: Will taxing the ultra rich really help to balance the budget?

The debate over the so-called Zucman tax on fortunes of more than €100 million is causing a stir in France, part of a wider debate in Europe on how much the ultra wealthy should be taxed.

Euronews · Sep 22, 2025

'Deadly for our economy': French billionaire Bernard Arnault slams wealth tax

Politicians in France reacted to heated comments from the country’s richest man after Arnault called the Zucman tax a way to "destroy the French economy".

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