Seemed like the right place to post this nifty one from CNBC...
Gavin Newsom calls for national billionaires tax: ‘It’s time for an economic reset’
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is widely viewed as a 2028 presidential contender, on Friday called for a nationwide tax on billionaires as part of a broader agenda to usher in what he’s calling an “economic reset for America.”
I s'pose it's easy to attack the billionaires when you're worth "only" 30 million or so?
Politicians seem to have forgotten that they work for us, not the other way around. — — — — — — — — — — — — God bless America.
June 26, 2026, 08:18 PM
dsiets
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Originally posted by vthoky: Seemed like the right place to post this nifty one from CNBC...
Gavin Newsom calls for national billionaires tax: ‘It’s time for an economic reset’
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is widely viewed as a 2028 presidential contender, on Friday called for a nationwide tax on billionaires as part of a broader agenda to usher in what he’s calling an “economic reset for America.”
I s'pose it's easy to attack the billionaires when you're worth "only" 30 million or so?
He got them to move out of his state. Now he wants them out of our country. Didn't see that coming.
Billionaire’s tax?….“More than 571,000 current and retired federal employees owe a combined $6.3 billion in back taxes”. Biden and company wanted 86,000 more ‘armed’ irs agents. Guess Newscum is trying to get attention away from his ol’ bitch wife’s tax problems.
June 27, 2026, 08:22 AM
Graniteguy
His bizarre behavior will continue to escalate as the noose gets tighter and tighter.....
June 27, 2026, 08:41 AM
TMats
Among those things in politics that confuses me greatly is the prospect of Gavin Newsome as a serious contender for the presidency. His hand on the wheel of California has steered the state well off the road such that a significant number of the state’s tax base has fled. Nothing that he pledged to fix has improved, in fact, from here everything looks worse. Why in God’s name would anyone want a fool like that leading this nation?!?
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June 27, 2026, 09:28 AM
gearhounds
^^^ Sadly, there is a sizable segment of the population suffering from political mental illness that would do ANYTHING to counter Trump (and by extension, MAGA/MAHA)… including voting for people that are clearly in opposition to American ideals.
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June 27, 2026, 09:48 AM
cas
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Originally posted by TMats: ...in fact, from here everything looks worse. Why in God’s name would anyone want a fool like that leading this nation?!?
Exactly what I said about Bill Clinton and why I wanted him to win the primary, because I KNEW there was NO WAY he could get elected.
June 27, 2026, 10:25 AM
c1steve
IMO, the primary reason he is in power is voter fraud. He is now term limited out as the governor, and I see no reason he would be appealing to most voters across the country. I suspect his political days are almost over, unless the Dems are able to steal elections all across the nation.
-c1steve
June 27, 2026, 05:11 PM
darthfuster
I suspect Newsom’s behavior is compensation for his knowledge that he’s deceiving. The hand motions are over the top but indicate how much legitimacy he needs to apply to his deceptions. I think when a person spends enough time in and around deceptions he becomes mentally ill. He no longer distinguishes fact from fiction. Fact is whatever is expedient at the moment. As Costanza once humorously said, “It’s not a lie, if you believe it” clearly it’s still a lie, but mental illness drives perception. Newsom is mentally compromised and uses devices like confident sign language gibberish to fabricate credibility. He should never have power nor influence again.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
June 27, 2026, 06:14 PM
slosig
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Originally posted by dsiets: He got them to move out of his state. Now he wants them out of our country. Didn't see that coming.
Moving isn’t good enough. The US taxes citizens and permanent residents on their worldwide income regardless of where they live. If you want to get away from US taxes you need to renounce your citizenship. I think one be better off making sure we elect someone sane rather than that scumbag.
June 28, 2026, 09:19 AM
Fly-Sig
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Originally posted by cas:
Exactly what I said about Bill Clinton and why I wanted him to win the primary, because I KNEW there was NO WAY he could get elected.
Even worse, I said that about Biden in 2008 or 2012! He said the stupidest things. Racist, sexist, elitist. He blithely made his pedo proclivities known with apparently zero awareness of how disgusting it is. He revealed over his Senate tenure that he was not at all intelligent.
June 28, 2026, 12:49 PM
TMats
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Originally posted by cas:
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Originally posted by TMats: ...in fact, from here everything looks worse. Why in God’s name would anyone want a fool like that leading this nation?!?
Exactly what I said about Bill Clinton and why I wanted him to win the primary, because I KNEW there was NO WAY he could get elected.
Bill Clinton and his wife are more than crooked, they’re evil, but he reacted to trends with political expediency. When the Gingrich et al made significant headway with the “Contract with America,” Clinton moved to the right backing things like welfare reform. Newsome shows no such self awareness and continues on the same stupid path he started on.
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June 28, 2026, 01:04 PM
bdylan
Newsome can't realistically move back to the middle and win a national political contest. Democrats will have to have actual primaries and get a moderate candidate past their crazies to have any chance in the general election. The progressive media is, of course, willing to lie but voters are on to them.
June 28, 2026, 01:49 PM
Butch 2340
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June 28, 2026, 02:11 PM
vthoky
Loftus… great fun!
Politicians seem to have forgotten that they work for us, not the other way around. — — — — — — — — — — — — God bless America.
June 29, 2026, 09:28 AM
oddball
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Originally posted by bdylan: Newsome can't realistically move back to the middle and win a national political contest.
I truly believe this, as governor of CA, he is beyond damaged goods. He is also one of the most upfront, egregious liars in modern politics.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965