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- Sotomayor's wealth has skyrocketed since joining Supreme Court, raising ethics concerns12 Jul 2023—yahoo.comSonia Sotomayor's net worth has increased significantly since joining the nation's highest court, according to financial disclosure forms amid new revelations about the Supreme Court justice's efforts to promote her books. Sotomayor was nominated by then-President Barack Obama to join the Supreme Court in 2009. At the time, her wealth was a small fraction of what it is now. In 2007, the sum of Sotomayor's total investments was between $50,001 and $115,000, according to her financial...
- Activists demand higher payments from California reparations task force: '$200 million' per person6 May 2023—foxnews.comActivists on Saturday demanded that the state of California pay millions of dollars to each Black resident in reparations as a way to make amends for slavery and subsequent discrimination, dismissing the mammoth proposals from California's reparations task force as too little. The demands were made at a highly explosive official meeting of the task force, which was created by state legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020. The committee was hearing comments from the public...
- California reparations panel to recommend 'down payments' to Black residents, abolishing cash bail2 May 2023—foxnews.comCalifornia's reparations task force is preparing to recommend that the Golden State apologize and issue "down payments" to Black residents as a way to make amends for slavery and discrimination, although the state explicitly outlawed slavery when it joined the Union in 1850. The task force, created by state legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020, on Monday published more than 500 pages of documents that indicate it plans to recommend California issue a formal apology for slavery and...
- Newsom's California pushes billions in reparations payments as state faces budget deficit disaster13 Mar 2023—foxnews.comCalifornia, which never allowed slavery, is nonetheless considering giving hundreds of billions of dollars to Black residents in reparations as a way to make amends for slavery, raising practical questions about how a state already facing a massive budget deficit could swing such an expensive program. The California Reparations Task Force, which was created by state legislation in 2020, is weighing a proposal to dole out just under $360,000 per person to approximately 1.8 million Black...
- 'Class warfare': Wealth tax the latest measure by California Democrats to squeeze the rich24 Jan 2023—foxnews.comA new wealth tax being pushed by California Democrats is the latest of several recent measures in the Golden State to tax the rich — and not the last one in the works. Last week, Democrat Assemblyman Alex Lee introduced a bill in California that would impose an annual 1.5% tax on those with a "worldwide net worth" above $1 billion, starting as early as January 2024. As early as 2026, the threshold for being taxed would drop, and those with a worldwide net worth exceeding $50 million would be...
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