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Phonebanks, friend-to-friend organizing for California's billionaire wealth tax initiative
Medicare For All is just one of the pro-working families, anti-oligarch policies getting an electoral test this fall https://susanrogan.substack.com/p/medicare-for-all-is-on-the-ballot . We’re also going to see California voters weigh in on a billionaire wealth tax https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5935597/california-billionaires-wealth-tax-sergey-brin with Proposition 40 https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_40,_One-Time_Wealth_Tax_for_State-Funded_Healthcare,_Education,_and_Food_Assistance_Programs_Initiative_(2026 ): a one-time, 5% emergency levy on their assets to shore up the state’s health and social services in the wake of the MAGA murder budget https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/billionaire-tax-explained-what-proposition-40-would-mean-for-california/ .
Analysts have estimated this measure will raise $100 billion, helping preserve Medicaid coverage for 1.6 million Californians, saving hospitals and ERs from closure and feeding those who have lost SNAP assistance without forcing a massive state deficit increase https://itep.org/expert-report-on-the-california-2026-billionaire-tax-revenue-economic-and-constitutional-analysis/ . The billionaires it will impact have seen their wealth grow by *158%* over the last three years and got massive tax cuts from this same budget.
Not only will this protect our health care, it’s a chance to send a direct message to the Epstein class that we’re fed up with their open manipulation of our government and growing wealth inequality and ready for real change.
The SEIU and other supporters are starting to ramp up their field work for this initiative.**💬 If we’re in California (or have a lot of folks in our social circles there), organizers are asking for us to do friend-to-friend outreach using the Reach app – the pro-wealth tax message will come across much stronger from folks we know and trust. We can** **download the app and get started here** https://yeson40.com/welcome/ **, and** **find regular trainings on how best to talk about this proposition and use Reach here** https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1017997/ **. 💬**
REACH OUT WITH REACH https://yeson40.com/welcome/
**☎️ For the rest of us, the Yes on Prop 40 squad has traditional virtual phonebanks underway now! We can** **reach out to California voters about taxing billionaires to keep hospitals and ERs open with shifts Monday through Thursday at 3PM, 5PM, 7PM or 9PM ET, or on Saturdays at 1PM, 3PM, 5PM or 7PM ET** https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1029472/?utm_source=roganslist **. Sign up to make calls** **here** https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1029472/ **. ☎️**
MAKE CALLS FOR A BILLIONAIRE WEALTH TAX https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1029472/?utm_source=roganslist
**📢 The Yes on 40 team has also prepared a social media toolkit we can put to use** **here** https://yeson40.com/toolkit/ **. 📢**
SPREAD THE WORD ON PROPOSITION 40 https://yeson40.com/toolkit/
**🙋🏾♂️ Want to do even more to help progressive initiatives and candidates win?** **Check out our continually-updated midterms actions page here** https://susanrogan.substack.com/p/how-to-help-win-the-midterms **. 🙋🏼♀️**
BEAR DOWN FOR MIDTERMS https://susanrogan.substack.com/p/how-to-help-win-the-midterms
Medicare For All is just one of the pro-working families, anti-oligarch policies getting an electoral test this fall https://susanrogan.substack.com/p/medicare-for-all-is-on-the-ballot . We’re also going to see California voters weigh in on a billionaire wealth tax https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5935597/california-billionaires-wealth-tax-sergey-brin with Proposition 40 https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_40,_One-Time_Wealth_Tax_for_State-Funded_Healthcare,_Education,_and_Food_Assistance_Programs_Initiative_(2026 ): a one-time, 5% emergency levy on their assets to shore up the state’s health and social services in the wake of the MAGA murder budget https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/billionaire-tax-explained-what-proposition-40-would-mean-for-california/ .
Analysts have estimated this measure will raise $100 billion, helping preserve Medicaid coverage for 1.6 million Californians, saving hospitals and ERs from closure and feeding those who have lost SNAP assistance without forcing a massive state deficit increase https://itep.org/expert-report-on-the-california-2026-billionaire-tax-revenue-economic-and-constitutional-analysis/ . The billionaires it will impact have seen their wealth grow by *158%* over the last three years and got massive tax cuts from this same budget.
Not only will this protect our health care, it’s a chance to send a direct message to the Epstein class that we’re fed up with their open manipulation of our government and growing wealth inequality and ready for real change.
The SEIU and other supporters are starting to ramp up their field work for this initiative.**💬 If we’re in California (or have a lot of folks in our social circles there), organizers are asking for us to do friend-to-friend outreach using the Reach app – the pro-wealth tax message will come across much stronger from folks we know and trust. We can** **download the app and get started here** https://yeson40.com/welcome/ **, and** **find regular trainings on how best to talk about this proposition and use Reach here** https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1017997/ **. 💬**
REACH OUT WITH REACH https://yeson40.com/welcome/
**☎️ For the rest of us, the Yes on Prop 40 squad has traditional virtual phonebanks underway now! We can** **reach out to California voters about taxing billionaires to keep hospitals and ERs open with shifts Monday through Thursday at 3PM, 5PM, 7PM or 9PM ET, or on Saturdays at 1PM, 3PM, 5PM or 7PM ET** https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1029472/?utm_source=roganslist **. Sign up to make calls** **here** https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1029472/ **. ☎️**
MAKE CALLS FOR A BILLIONAIRE WEALTH TAX https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1029472/?utm_source=roganslist
**📢 The Yes on 40 team has also prepared a social media toolkit we can put to use** **here** https://yeson40.com/toolkit/ **. 📢**
SPREAD THE WORD ON PROPOSITION 40 https://yeson40.com/toolkit/
**🙋🏾♂️ Want to do even more to help progressive initiatives and candidates win?** **Check out our continually-updated midterms actions page here** https://susanrogan.substack.com/p/how-to-help-win-the-midterms **. 🙋🏼♀️**
BEAR DOWN FOR MIDTERMS https://susanrogan.substack.com/p/how-to-help-win-the-midterms
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