Private jets make up 16 percent of FAA flight traffic but pay less than 0.6 percent of the taxes funding the system. A new report finds a 10 percent luxury tax could have raised $3 billion in 2025, even as fractional ownership jumped 65 percent since 2019.
— via Institute for Policy Studies, oliviaalperstein
Waymo vehicles have racked up over 2,200 crashes reported to federal safety regulators, 14 times the next highest total. Meanwhile Sergey Brin pushes 60-hour workweeks, says AI makes management "the easiest thing," and spent $102 million fighting a California billionaire tax he dodged by moving to Nevada.
— via Revolving Door Project, Xaver Clarke
Cal Labor Federation president Lorena Gonzalez says Proposition 40 — opposed by the ultra-rich — is needed to maintain basic health care services after cuts by President Trump and Republicans.…
— via Capital & Main, Mark Kreidler