To the editor: The billionaires’ “menace” to go away appears extra like a toddler throwing a tantrum as a result of they don’t wish to share their toys (“Billionaires Spielberg, Zuckerberg eyeing East Coast, stirring considerations about California’s wealth-tax proposal,” Feb. 19).
Effective by me if billionaires wish to go away California. It’s not like they’ve any constructive affect on our society. Billionaires right now pay so little in taxes due to all of the loopholes they exploit.
The ultra-rich was handled ethically; a long time in the past, they paid their fair proportion in taxes that helped set up a few of the methods and applications that made America the superpower we had been. In the present day’s elite wish to shirk paying practically something in taxes however not directly profit from billions in welfare paid for by us, the precise taxpayers. Simply have a look at how many individuals who work for Amazon should be on authorities help whereas their boss makes use of their hard-earned cash to garner favor with our authorities.
Our roads are crumbling even with the billionaires residing in our state. Will we even discover they’re gone?
Sol Taylor, Riverside
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To the editor: Regardless of whether or not the proposed wealth tax turns into legislation, the state of California and its folks will survive and prosper. The potential departures of Mark Zuckerberg, Steven Spielberg and others of their ilk won’t dampen the long-term way forward for California.
Robert Matthews, San Clemente
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To the editor: Spielberg and Zuckerberg don’t have to fret about folks pondering they left the state to keep away from the wealth tax. All they should do is voluntarily give 5% of their billions to the California Treasury. That will cease any criticism in its tracks. Easy, proper?
Michael Schaller, Temple Metropolis
