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Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I believe Gavin Newsom was mayor of San Francisco when they first began issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples before the state of California and the federal government recognized gay marriage. Why is gay marriage at the local level accepted with Newsom but a one time tax on billionaires not?

Also, local government and state governments allowing same sex marriages paved the way for the federal government recognizing gay marriage. Why would the playbook be any different for taxing billionaires?