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stretchwithme

I live in Silicon Valley. I don't notice any panic.

He's terrible though. Is that "panic".

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Yes. That's panic.

So assessing someone's ability to govern is "panic".

How about the voters?

Is any negative assessment of the candidate "panic"?

Yes. That's panic.

So voters should not assess a candidate.

Should they go into the voting booth without looking and randomly pull levers?

Voters vote on who they like, not if they can govern.

it is when youre wrong

whats the matter californian, scared of a little wealth tax?

Given that California's top tax rate is 13.3% to New York City's 14.8%, I'm not sure whos supposed to be scared.

You're thinking of income tax. Wealth tax is a tax on, well, wealth, rather than just on what you earn. I don't think any US jurisdiction currently has a wealth tax.

Property taxes - which exist in all 50 states — are a wealth tax.

Actually I think Zohrans policy is the same as the one enacted in Massachussetss in 2022, the 'millionaires tax'. Its provided 2 billion to the state and theres still more millionaires in the state than there was when it was implemented. I hope we do this in NYC!

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