"Pretending to propose his own national solution is clearly a cynical smoke screen to let California billionaires off the hook," argues the Billionaire Tax Now campaign as it seeks to counter "5 tricks" being deployed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies.
This would be relevant to Newsome if he were proposing a national wealth tax like the California tax he’s opposing, but he’s not. He’s proposing higher income taxes on people who don’t make income and pretending the important part is state vs. federal.
It’s pretty clear what he stands for - his own ambitions. He knows that he can ride a long ways with BOTH sides on his looks, so he’s carefully playing both ends against the middle as confirmed Centrist, which means another 4-8 more years of no appreciable progress on anything this country needs.
I’ve been watching the can get kicked down the road for 50 years now. It’s long past time to deal with it, and he’s a can-kicker.
This would be relevant to Newsome if he were proposing a national wealth tax like the California tax he’s opposing, but he’s not. He’s proposing higher income taxes on people who don’t make income and pretending the important part is state vs. federal.
The thing I dislike the most about Newsom is it’s not clear at all what he stands for.
It’s pretty clear what he stands for - his own ambitions. He knows that he can ride a long ways with BOTH sides on his looks, so he’s carefully playing both ends against the middle as confirmed Centrist, which means another 4-8 more years of no appreciable progress on anything this country needs.
I’ve been watching the can get kicked down the road for 50 years now. It’s long past time to deal with it, and he’s a can-kicker.