# Two economists studied California's billionaire tax. They reached wildly different conclusions

- Source: NPR Business
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:30:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/11/02/g-s1-151009/two-economists-studied-californias-billionaire-tax-they-reached-wildly-different-conclusions
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What happens in California could shape how America taxes the superrich. But will its billionaire tax fill state coffers — or drain them?

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