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Are California voters about to impose world's first 'tax on billionaires'?
Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.
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Quebec premier says he will boycott Canada-EU summit in Montreal
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Quebec was shut out of the talks and warns that agreements affecting provincial powers may not be implemented there.
California billionaire tax vote draws record campaign spending
Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth. A new analysis finds record spending by current and former California billionaires ahead of the 3...
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