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The Billionaire Tax debate needs a reality check

The “billionaire tax” has qualified for the ballot, according to the union organizers who launched it. It may lose in November. It may be thrown out by the courts. It is already hurting California. Almost as soon as the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West launched its signature d

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The Billionaire Tax debate needs a reality checkThe “billionaire tax” has qualified for the ballot, according to the union organizers who launched it. It may lose in November. It may be thrown out by the courts. It is already hurting California. Almost as soon as the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West launched its signature d
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