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Bernie Sanders thinks it’s “disgusting” billionaires are spending money to defeat a tax on everything they own.
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they → think → everything
Like a loyal socialist, he believes the state should be able to take what it wants without objection; Sanders accused California’s wealthiest entrepreneurs of caring more about their money than about healthcare for children.
But some of California’s billionaires made their fortunes by inventing life-saving drugs or pioneering technologies that make healthcare more accessible.
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healthcare → believe → technologies
There is more at stake here than greed; it’s about economic growth.
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it → be → growth
Sanders seems to have a lot of ideas about what California should do.
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California → seem → what
(It is worth pointing out that Vermont only has one billionaire, John Abele, who also made his fortune in healthcare technology.)
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who → point → technology
Vermont tried a version of “Medicare for All” in 2011.
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Vermont → try → 2011
It failed because it was too expensive — even in a small state.
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it → fail → state
Socialism hasn’t worked in Vermont, where Sanders has been in a position to push for it — so why should it work in California?
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it → work → California
The Soviet Union, where Sanders spent his honeymoon, learned the hard way: When you seize wealth, you destroy entrepreneurship, innovation and growth.
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you → spend → entrepreneurship
That’s not to say that everything billionaires do is right.
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billionaires → ’ → ?
Some have terrible ideas.
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Some → have → ideas
But the prospect of wealth is what attracts thousands of the world’s most talented people to California, to try new inventions or start new companies.
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what → attract → companies
And those companies create value for everyone — not just tax revenue for the state.
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companies → create → state
Healthcare costs are rising — but that’s not a revenue problem.
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that → rise → ?
California has added millions of illegal immigrants to Medi-Cal under Gavin Newsom.
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California → add → Newsom
That’s just one factor.
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That → ’ → ?
Instead of cutting waste, fraud and abuse, California politicians keep raising taxes — not just for healthcare, but for everything.
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politicians → cut → everything
The California Taxpayers Association says there are 273 taxes on the ballot across the state this year — at the state, county and municipal levels.
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Association → say → levels
That’s just wrong, and it’s driving up the cost of living for ordinary people.
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it → ’ → people
Government rarely spends money efficiently.
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Government → spend → money
So people pay more, for less.
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people → pay → less
Sanders’ real goal is to introduce a nationwide billionaire tax, which would chase entrepreneurs offshore — a disaster for America.
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which → introduce → America
That’s why it’s important to stop Proposition 40 right here in California come Tuesday.
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it → ’ → California
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