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

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

That doesn’t augur well for a union-backed initiative seeking to qualify for the November ballot that would impose a wealth tax on billionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

The policy is different to the wealth tax proposed by the Green Party of England and Wales.

From BBC May 21, 2026

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick said he moved to Texas in December, adding to the list of billionaires who have left California ahead of a proposed wealth tax.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

According to an economic analysis from University of California, Berkeley. a 5% billionaire wealth tax could raise $4.4 trillion in federal revenues over the next decade.

From Salon Mar. 2, 2026

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