Straight Talk with HJTA's Jon Coupal On The Billionaire Tax, Tom Steyer, And California’s War On Taxpayers
Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, joins Jon Fleischman for a wide-ranging conversation about California taxes, Proposition 13, Tom Steyer’s split-roll proposal, and the controversial billionaire tax measure likely headed for the ballot.
We discuss why HJTA believes California progressives are making a renewed push to weaken Prop 13, how higher commercial property taxes ultimately get passed on to consumers and renters, and why the billionaire tax may be far broader than voters realize.
Jon also breaks down the constitutional concerns surrounding the wealth-tax proposal, the growing backlash against California’s tax-and-spend culture, and HJTA’s “Save Prop 13” initiative aimed at tightening voter approval rules for local taxes and rolling back massive real estate transfer taxes like Los Angeles’ ULA tax.
Topics include:
- Tom Steyer and split roll
- The billionaire tax and wealth taxes
- Why businesses pass taxes to consumers
- Constitutional concerns with the proposal
- Los Angeles transfer taxes
- Save Prop 13 and the Local Taxpayer Protection Act
- California’s growing taxpayer frustration
