California Voters Reject Wealth Tax After Billionaire-Funded Campaign

California voters defeated a proposed wealth tax on ultra-wealthy residents, following a $395 million campaign funded by billionaires including Google's co-founder and former CEO. The outcome preserves the state's reliance on income and capital gains taxes, leaving fiscal policy unchanged. The defeat signals the political influence of wealthy donors in state tax policy and may deter similar proposals elsewhere.

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