Tech billionaires pour $120M into killing California’s wealth tax

Silicon Valley’s wealthiest are spending heavily to stop California’s proposed billionaire tax, according to a Business Insider tally of campaign filings. Opponents have poured more than $120m into sinking or blunting the measure, roughly four times the $31m raised by its union backers. Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on residents and trusts worth over […] This story continues at The Next Web