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Tax-the-rich measures may cancel each other out
- 12-02-2011
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By Joe Garofoli, Wyatt Buchanan and Marisa Lagos/San Francisco Chronicle
The tax-the-rich sentiment behind the Occupy Wall Street movement - and the cash-starved state budget - are reshaping California politics. Several measures to raise taxes are aimed at the November ballot and most would hit the wallets of the wealthiest Californians. At least five tax-raising ballot initiatives backed by people with deep pockets are gaining momentum, including one expected to be filed today by Gov. Jerry Brown. However, some supporters worry that the initiatives could be too much of the same thing. (more...)
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