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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dara Kerr

Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California

Man in shiny black jacket and headset on stage.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 5 January. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters

A battle is brewing in California over a plan to tax billionaires – with tech titans divided over whether they should pay up, or flee the state.

Under a tax proposal that could be put to voters this November, any California resident worth more than $1bn would have to pay a one-off, 5% tax on their assets to help cover education, food assistance and healthcare programs in the state.

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