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wealth tax

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noun

  1. a tax on personal property; capital levy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Rich pickings", reads the headline of the Sunday People, homing in on campaigners who argue that a wealth tax "could help so many".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Economists Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez, both French and affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, are key proponents of the proposed California wealth tax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In California, backers of the wealth tax say the state could take in $100 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Burnham has also given clues around his welfare, social care, immigration and defence plans - and suggested a wealth tax could be on the cards - but in many areas he hasn't announced specific policies.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to Manhattan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing property in South Florida as a labor union tries to place a wealth tax on the November ballot in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

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