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California voters to decide on billionaire tax for healthcare

Voters in California are set to decide whether billionaires should pay a tax raising billions of dollars for healthcare improvements. The headline also asks whether this proposed levy on the mega-rich could be the first tax of its kind worldwide.

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California voters to decide on billionaire tax for healthcare
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What to know

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    California voters are set to decide whether to tax billionaires.

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    The proposed tax would raise billions of dollars for healthcare improvements.

Why it matters

The decision connects taxation of billionaires with funding for healthcare improvements.

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