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Gavin Newsom

What Gavin Newsom thinks about fiscal policy

@gavin-newsom · 10 positions · On ppll ↗

American politician; Governor of California, elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022; previously lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2019 and mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.

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5 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Gavin Newsom has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingGovernments do not have to choose between fiscal discipline and doing big things.

    Their wordsIn this column, I want to challenge a myth that’s been peddled in this country for decades: you have to choose between fiscal discipline and doing big things.

    ↗We can deliver big things and balance the books. California is proof.gavinnewsom.substack.com

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  3. Our readingCalifornia's 2026 ballot wealth tax should be voted down.

    Their wordsLast night, it became certain that a wealth tax would be placed on the November ballot in California. I’m voting no.

    ↗It's time for a national billionaires’ tax and a new social compactgavinnewsom.substack.com 1st of 5 in this piece

  5. Our readingTaxing the wealthiest more is a federal fight, not one to wage state by state.

    America

    Their wordsAt the same time, the fight to make the wealthiest Americans pay more in taxes is not one we should be fighting state by state.

    ↗It's time for a national billionaires’ tax and a new social compactgavinnewsom.substack.com 2nd of 5 in this piece

  7. Our readingThe US should adopt a national billionaires' tax: a minimum tax so the very top pay at least their workers' rate.

    Their wordsSo here is what I support: A national billionaires’ tax. A true minimum tax on billionaires — a modern Buffett Rule — that ensures the people at the very top pay at least the tax rate their own workers pay.

    ↗It's time for a national billionaires’ tax and a new social compactgavinnewsom.substack.com 3rd of 5 in this piece

  9. Our readingTrickle-down economics has been a failed experiment.

    Their wordsTrickle-down economics has been a nearly 50-year experiment that has failed.

    ↗It's time for a national billionaires’ tax and a new social compactgavinnewsom.substack.com 4th of 5 in this piece