2026-10-20
10 分钟From the New York Times, it's the headlines.
I'm Will Jarvis, in for Tracy Mumford.
Today's Tuesday, October 20th.
Here's what we're covering.
As of today, the midterm elections are just two weeks away.
And beyond the races that will determine control of Congress,
the Times is looking at some of the major policy issues that voters are weighing.
Leading up to election day, we'll be diving into a few key themes
that are appearing on ballot measures across the country.
To start, we're going to take a look at the push to tax the ultra wealthy.
We have never been so close to taxing billionaires than we are today.
That's on full display in California.
They snuck in a provision that allows them to turn the tax on.
There, voters will decide whether to levy a one-time 5% wealth tax on the state's billionaires.
There are about 250 of them.
This is landing at a time when there is a lot of anxiety about economic inequality nationwide
and also here in California, where the AI explosion just means that some people are so incredibly well-off right now,
while the masses of people are just struggling for their day-to-day expenses.
My colleague Laurel Rosenhall has been covering the fight over this measure.
She says supporters of the tax say it would raise around $100 billion,