It’s official: The proposed California Billionaire Tax Act, which last week was ++certified++ for November’s election, has a ballot designation—Proposition 40.

“The people of California now have the opportunity to decide what kind of future they want,” Service Employees International Union-United ++HealthcareWorkers++ West (SEIU-UHW) vice president Debru Carthan ++said++ on Thursday.

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    6 hours ago

    Critics argue that it could drive wealthy residents and investment from California and stall economic growth.

    Critics really need to start digging through Bullshit Mountain for a new excuse.

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      Critics argue that it could drive wealthy residents and investment from California and stall economic growth.

      So fucking what. We’ve been held hostage by these people long enough. Call their bluff. Some might leave, but fuck em. Don’t let the door hit them on the way out.

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        no let it hit them. i want a rocket powered exploding door to hit them straight in the ass on their way out. or maybe a rocket powered guillotine. either way i want the door to vindictively hit them, deliberately, purposefully, on their way out.

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        “I’ll move my business from a state with 55 million people, good education, and higher quality of life to Wyoming.”

        No further explanation needed. A Wyoming joke writes itself.