# Wealth Tax Plans Face Steep Odds Despite Big Democratic Midterm Wins

- Source: Forbes - Business
- Published: 2026-11-06T12:00:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathangoldman/2026/11/06/wealth-tax-plans-face-steep-odds-despite-big-democratic-midterm-wins/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/wealth-tax-plans-face-steep-odds-despite-big-democratic-midterm-wins-f16cab/

Democrats swept the 2026 midterms, but California rejected its wealth tax. Here is why taxing wealth in the U.S. is so hard and what lawmakers could try instead.

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