Politicalwire iconPoliticalwireSep 19, 2026

Nobel Economists Throw Support Behind Billionaire Tax

"A group of progressive Nobel Prize-winning economists has joined the fray in California's battle over what would be the first wealth tax in the U.S. if state voters approve the measure in November," the Financial Times reports.

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"A group of progressive Nobel Prize-winning economists has joined the fray in California's battle over what would be the first wealth tax in the U.S.

if state voters approve the measure in November," the Financial Times reports.

"Six laureates including Joseph Stiglitz and Peter Diamond have penned an open letter backing the proposed one-time 5 […]

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"A group of progressive Nobel Prize-winning economists has joined the fray in California's battle over what would be the first wealth tax in the U.S. if state voters approve the measure in November," the Financial Times reports. "Six laureates including Joseph Stiglitz and Peter Diamond have penned an open letter backing the proposed one-time 5 […]

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