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2026-01-01 Home Front: Politix

Peter Thiel opens Miami office as California billionaires prepare to flee over wealth tax

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-01 07:17|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1785 views ] Top

1 ...Wonder what the odds are on Governor Brylcreem issuing an executive order that they can't leave....

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-01-01 08:23|| 2026-01-01 08:23|| Front Page Top

2 And the billionaires who aren't leaving have battalions of lawyers and financial advisors working on ways to avoid the tax. This reminds me of the 2000 California energy crisis -- California enacted a peachy new electricity supply system but in a totally unexpected development the energy suppliers actually read the rules and gamed them for massive profits.

Posted by Matt 2026-01-01 08:34|| 2026-01-01 08:34|| Front Page Top

3 The South African-ization of California continues apace.

Posted by Mercutio 2026-01-01 09:06|| 2026-01-01 09:06|| Front Page Top

4 Zohran Mamdani: Hold my Koran.

Posted by Mercutio 2026-01-01 09:24|| 2026-01-01 09:24|| Front Page Top

5 Socialism - punish the productive, reward the non-productive

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-01-01 09:40|| 2026-01-01 09:40|| Front Page Top

6 Primarily, it looks like the scam was to bilk the federal government through social spending.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-01-01 10:22|| 2026-01-01 10:22|| Front Page Top

7 The proposed tax is on unrealized wealth, and retroactive to Jan 2025

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-01 10:29|| 2026-01-01 10:29|| Front Page Top

8 The South African-ization of California continues apace.

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-01 11:17|| 2026-01-01 11:17|| Front Page Top

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