Will Californians back the billionaire tax? New poll shows a close race

Likely voters in California narrowly support Proposition 40, the hotly contested billionaire tax proposal — but slim majorities also support two billionaire-backed countermeasures that would nullify the big wealth tax. That’s according to a new poll of over 1,100 likely voters released last night by the Public Policy Institute of California with two months to […]
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