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‘Millionaires tax’ beats Brown’s plan in poll
By Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross/San Francisco Chronicle
Gov. Jerry Brown's oft-repeated claim that having voters choose among three competing tax measures will spell doom for all of them in November may be more rhetoric than reality.
The Best Reason for the Very Rich to be Paying a Lot More in Taxes
By Paul Buchheit/California Progress Report
Before getting into the best reason, here are some of the usual -- and always good -- reasons.
Tax the Rich—It’s the Least That We Can Do!
By Michael Berkowitz/Huffington Post
You see them hovering in the supermarket parking lots or on street corners.
Another View: Tax would have rich shoulder their fair share
By Josh Pechthalt, Rick Jacobs, and Anthony Thigpenn/Millionaires Tax Coalition
The Bee called on backers of the "millionaires' tax" to put our efforts "on hold." We think voters should have a say in how best to restore funding to schools and services, invest in our future and address our state's budget challenge.
The More Tax Plans, the Better
By Robert Gammon and Nate Seltenrich/East Bay Express
For months, Governor Jerry Brown has been calling on supporters of rival tax measures to abandon theirs in favor of his.
Brown steps up efforts to squelch competing tax hike proposals
By Nicholas Riccardi and Anthony York/Los Angeles Times
On a recent evening, a dark sedan glided to the curb at a two-story Craftsman off Crenshaw Boulevard near the Santa Monica Freeway.
Field Poll: Californians Willing to Tax Wealthy
By Marisa Lagos/San Francisco Chronicle
After years of austere state budgets and frustration among Democratic lawmakers who have tried unsuccessfully to increase taxes, a new poll shows the majority of voters are ready to raise the wealthiest Californians' income taxes.
Should Millionaires Pay More Taxes?
NBC 4 News/"News Conference" weekly program with Conan Nolan featuring Courage Campaign chair and founder Rick Jacobs
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The ‘Millionaires Tax’
NBC Bay Area/Class Action news program featuring CFT president Joshua Pechthalt
View more videos at: http://nbcbayarea.com.
Signatures Being Gathered for California ‘Millionaires Tax’
CBS San Francisco/Channel 5