California’s Prop 40 billionaire tax remains short of a majority according to a new poll, at 46% support to 43%...
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California’s Prop 40: A $25 Billion Tax Disaster in the Making?
The debate on whether California’s Proposition 40, “The Billionaire Tax,” will backfire gets a deep dive review in...
Saying It Out Loud October 2026, By Pat Soldano and Tim Schultz
By Patricia M. SoldanoPresidentFamily Enterprise USABy Tim SchultzCEOFamily Enterprise USAFour States and Three Myths...
Punishing Success is Not Golden for California
By Frank Luntz and Pat Soldano and recently published by The Orange County Register. California is known as the...
Wealth Tax News – 10/9/2026
With less than a month until Election Day, California's Prop 40 is losing ground. The proposed one-time 5% tax on...
You missed the most important briefing. Final Caucus Before Midterms. Wealth taxes could push jobs out.
Overview: The Congressional Family Business Caucus met on September 23, 2026, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building....
Rep. Min Marks 50th House Member to Join Congressional Family Business Caucus
Rep. Min Marks 50th House Member to Join Congressional Family Business Caucus; ‘Price of Prosperity’ and Wealth Taxes...
Billionaire Tax Gets Zero Votes in Debate
‘Billionaire Tax’ Gets No Votes from Both Becerra and Hilton in Latest CNN Debate before November Elections ...
Saying It Out Loud September 2026, By Pat Soldano and Tim Schultz
By Patricia M. SoldanoPresidentFamily Enterprise USABy Tim SchultzCEOFamily Enterprise USAWealth Taxes, Estate Taxes...
Wealth Tax News – 9/11/2026
This week’s wealth tax developments again centered on California’s Proposition 40, which drew editorial opposition...
Wealth Tax News – 9/4/2026
This week’s wealth tax developments centered on California’s Proposition 40, as Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) defended it as a...
Wealth Tax News – 8/21/2026
This week saw continued momentum against state-level wealth taxes, as California billionaires poured nearly $40...
Wealth Tax Information Resource Now Available; Monitors State & Federal ‘Savings Penalty Tax’ Proposals
Wealth Tax Information Resource Now Available at Family Enterprise USA Action; Monitors State & Federal ‘Savings...
Saying It Out Loud August 2026, By Pat Soldano and Tim Schultz
By Patricia M. SoldanoPresidentFamily Enterprise USABy Tim SchultzCEOFamily Enterprise USAWealth Taxes Have Failed,...
Wealth Tax News – 8/14/2026
This week’s wealth tax developments centered on California’s Proposition 40, which faced constitutional scrutiny from...
Wealth Tax News – 8/8/2026
California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax (Proposition 40) dominates this week’s news cycle, with the California...
Wealth Tax News – 7/31/2026
This week’s we’re watching the continued national and state-level fight over taxing concentrated wealth: California...
Wealth Tax News – 7/25/2026
This week’s wealth tax coverage centers on California’s billionaire tax proposal (Prop 40), where Rep. Ro Khanna...
Wealth Tax News – 7/17/2026
Momentum for taxing the ultra-wealthy is building at every level of government in the last two weeks – from a...
Wealth Tax News – 7/2/2026
This week’s wealth tax coverage was dominated by Gov. Newsom’s call for a national “billionaires tax” while...
Wealth Tax News – 6/29/2026
Wealth taxes dominated the agenda this week, headlined by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for a national...
Wealth Tax News – 6/26/2026
Wealth taxes dominated the agenda this week, headlined by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for a national...
Stop the Savings Penalty: Prioritizing Reform Over New Taxes
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In California, Organized Labor Might Just Defeat Itself
Yet another tax-the-rich initiative is running into reality. By WILL SWAIM An SEIU-backed measure to tax the...
Discover What’s Driving California’s Tax Debate
A recent episode of the Radio Free California podcast features an in-depth discussion with Hoover Institution...
Wealth Tax News – 6/12/2026
This week's wealth tax developments span coast to coast and across the Atlantic: California's proposed billionaire tax...
Wealth Tax News – 6/7/2026
This week’s wealth-tax debate spanned from federal proposals to tax AI-driven wealth and close billionaire borrowing...
Should Courts Scrutinize Wealth Tax Ballots More?
Robert F. Mancuso, former SEC attorney and CEO of Capri Capital Partners, examines the growing use of ballot...
New Voter Research from Dr. Frank Luntz Tells a Story of America ‘In Trouble’
Executive Summary: New Voter Research from Dr. Frank Luntz Tells a Story of America ‘In Trouble,’ ‘American...
Multi-Trillion Dollar Government Waste: Tracking Federal Improper Payments
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Wealth Tax News – 5/22/2026
This week’s wealth tax developments reflect continuing debate across California, Connecticut, Washington, New York...
Wealth Tax News – 5/15/2026
This week’s wealth tax debate continued to intensify across the federal and state landscape, with developments...
Wealth Tax News – 5/8/2026
This week’s wealth tax developments ranged from a new federal proposal to tax large trust holdings to intensifying...
Wealth Tax News – 4/24/2026
This week’s developments show continued momentum behind efforts to tax high earners, with California’s billionaire-tax...
New Research: Wealth Taxes May Cost More Than They Raise
Recent research from the Hoover Institution is adding new data to the growing debate over wealth taxes - and the...
Wealth Tax News – 4/10/2026
This week’s developments show wealth-tax and “millionaires tax” proposals gaining traction across both federal and...
Wealth Tax News – 4/3/2026
Momentum is building behind “tax the rich” policies ahead of 2028, with national Democrats debating wealth and...
Wealth Tax News – 3/27/2026
This week saw renewed federal momentum on taxing extreme wealth: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reintroduced his...
Legislative Update Focuses on Growing Wealth Tax Concerns, Tariffs, and Supreme Court Decisions
Legislative Update Focuses on Growing Wealth Tax Concerns, Tariffs, and Supreme Court Decisions In the recent...
Wealth Tax News – 3/13/2026
This week, we continue to monitor proposals for new taxes on high earners or the wealthy in Washington, California,...
Taxation & Representation: Tax Alert – New Bills Could Reshape Your Finances!
House Republicans Begin Discussions on Reconciliation 2.0: Last week, House Republican leaders agreed to try to...
California Wealth Tax News: Wealth Tax Threat to Family Businesses?
Concerns about new and damaging wealth tax bills are growing in multiple states, including California, Washington, and...
Wealth Tax News – 3/6/2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) proposed a federal 5% annual tax on wealth above $1 billion. ...