California Advocacy Groups Launch $200,000 Campaign Against Billionaire Tax
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
California Advocacy Groups Launch $200,000 Campaign Against Billionaire Tax
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
Summary
$200,000 from California health care and education groups is funding a new digital ad campaign against the state’s proposed billionaire tax, marking unusual opposition from organizations that often back higher taxes.
The groups argue the one-time wealth tax would not solve their long-term funding needs and could undercut a separate tax push designed to deliver steadier revenue.
Doctors, health clinics and school boards are joining the fight just days before the deadline to remove the measure from the November ballot.
The campaign appears to be the first organized spending against the tax not led by the billionaires who would pay it, signaling the measure is fracturing traditional political alliances.