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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

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

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

The Guardian - US · Jun 12

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 3, 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 · Nov 1, 2025