Oh, I didn’t realize Mamdani had taxed the billionaires in NY the same way.
Also, yes — 6 billionaires left California over the proposed tax. Sure, there are plenty left and it’s not like they totally broke California as a result — to say it’s unfounded is sort of ridiculous though.
In 2023, there were 188 billionaires in California. That number’s probably much higher now, since the ultra-rich have gotten much fatter under Trump at the expense of everyone else.
So we’re talking about 3% who claim they’re fucking off because of the proposed tax? And it’s questionable whether they left or just said they would, and also if their stated reason was the real one.
So: not unfounded, just a grossly exaggerated impact.
Except this is not supported by evidence at all did any of those who promised to actually leave nyc after Mamdami won for example?
Oh, I didn’t realize Mamdani had taxed the billionaires in NY the same way.
Also, yes — 6 billionaires left California over the proposed tax. Sure, there are plenty left and it’s not like they totally broke California as a result — to say it’s unfounded is sort of ridiculous though.
In 2023, there were 188 billionaires in California. That number’s probably much higher now, since the ultra-rich have gotten much fatter under Trump at the expense of everyone else.
So we’re talking about 3% who claim they’re fucking off because of the proposed tax? And it’s questionable whether they left or just said they would, and also if their stated reason was the real one.
So: not unfounded, just a grossly exaggerated impact.
And none of the rest of us realized you had a point. Well, a cogent one at least.
To make a blanket statement about them leaving as a group is just as ridiculous.
I’m not of the opinion that Rome was built in a day, or that it fell in a day.
It was burnt in a day, though.