# The Wealth Tax Revival Is Repeating a Failed Experiment

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Podcast: [Audio Mises Wire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/audio-mises-wire-1133748)
Published: 2026-08-26T14:29:14+00:00
Episode link: https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/wealth-tax-revival-repeating-failed-experiment
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## Resource

California is looking to impose a new wealth tax to fleece the state's billionaires. While supporters of the tax claim it will raise more than $100 billion, if passed, it likely will crash in the same manner that wealth taxes in other countries like Sweden and Colombia have done. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/wealth-tax-revival-repeating-failed-experiment

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