Penthouse pieds-à-terre: Bezos, Trump, and other billionaires facing Mamdani's proposed tax

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Jeff Bezos would be among the many billionaires impacted by a proposed pied-à-terre tax backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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'NYC is cooked': Business leaders and Wall Streeters erupt over proposed luxury second-home tax

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Zohran Mamdani grins toward the camera, flanked by photographers.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed a proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to tax second homes in New York City valued at over $5 million.

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Miami heat: Phones are ringing off the hook as California billionaires look to drop 9 figures on homes in the 305

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Google cofounder Larry Page purchased two properties in Miami for $170 million. Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin may be next.

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Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page moved an LLC out of California ahead of proposed billionaire's tax

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Google cofounded Sergey Brin and Larry Page attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2007.

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Reid Hoffman calls California's proposed billionaire tax 'horrendous' for innovation

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Reid Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, thinks AI will transform, not eliminate, jobs.
Reid Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, thinks AI will transform, not eliminate, jobs.

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David Sacks sees 2 cities replacing NYC and SF as finance and tech capitals

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White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks speaks with President Donald Trump.
White House AI and crypto czar David O. Sacks speaks with President Donald J Trump before he signs an executive order about pediatric cancer research and artificial intelligence, in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Read the letter celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro wrote to Gavin Newsom, warning that his clients will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes

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Attorney Alex Spiro wrote to California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying several of his clients would relocate if a billionaire tax were implemented.

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America's economy should be 'thrilled' billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett exist, think-tank director says

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Jeff Bezos.

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