Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/magazine/california-billionaires-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlE.zzZo.lj5XuHGQB559

Archived copy of the article

Fuck that headline that makes them the victims, they got that wealth by stealing it from society and bribing politicians for favorable legislation

I voted yes for the billionaires tax. Really frustrating to hear people tell me they are going to vote against it.

To paraphrase Rage Against the Machine, "we gotta take the [candy] back."

Fuck these rich assholes. Whining about how it'll hurt the tax base while they fight to avoid paying taxes.

They have too much stuff.

Khanna’s message to them was simple: Read the room. “Mamdani or the next generation want your heads,” he said. “They are coming with pitchforks.”

One way or another.

Who are you hearing it from? Out of curiosity. I voted yes, too. If you didn't vote no on prop 41 and 42, though, your 40 vote was wasted; 41 and 42 castrate 40, and were added by billionaires.