{
  "id": 17998229,
  "title": "California decides whether to tax billionaires, a highly-anticipated vote amid rising inequality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/california-decides-whether-to-tax-billionaires-a-highly-anticipated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T16:56:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/03/california-decides-whether-to-tax-billionaires-a-highly-anticipated-vote-amid-rising-inequality_6770590_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the US, debates over taxing wealth arise when the accumulation of riches becomes exorbitant. Voters in the Golden State will decide on Tuesday on an unprecedented 5% wealth tax targeting billionaires.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}