💬 Opinion Jun 29, 2026 · Harold Meyerson

A Bad Week for Billionaires

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A Bad Week for Billionaires
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You might say that the combination of the victories of DSA-backed congressional candidates in last week’s Democratic primaries in New York with last week’s placement of a billionaire wealth tax on November’s California ballot constitutes a come-to-Jesus moment for the oligarchs of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Then again, it was Jesus who reportedly said, “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God,” so coming to Jesus may not b

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