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Ballot proposes one-time, 5% tax on anyone in state worth more than $1bn and grant a five-year period for payment

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[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 12 hours ago

Good idea. 5% isn't an appropriate amount. It needs to be at least a 101% tax on anything over a billion applied each year.