If you're a politician in the United States looking to score points with voters,
there's probably no fruits hanging lower than dunking on data centers.
But a close second is dunking on billionaires.
When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich.
Well, today, we're taxing the rich.
But it's not just Democratic Socialists.
It's also a Georgia senator named John Ossoff.
This is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich.
It is the wealthiest cabinet ever.
This is the Epstein class.
It's a Texas Senate candidate named James Tallarico.
And this year, nearly every Texan, nearly every American will pay more in federal taxes than they did last year.
Unless you're a billionaire.
And of course, the real referendum on taxing the super rich is going down in the golden state.
Join me in voting yes on the billionaire tax.
We have to do something.
How to tax the really rich on today's Explain from Vox.
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