What Matt Mahan has said about California billionaire tax proposal
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 22, 2026
Matt Mahan, Mayor of San Jose and candidate for governor of California, has been quoted on California billionaire tax proposal 2 times in 1 episode of Pod Save America, most recently on May 22, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Mahan opposes the proposed billionaire wealth tax, arguing it would drive out capital and ultimately hurt the middle class.
“when it comes to this wealth tax, the concern I have is it's going to punish the middle class in California”
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Mahan argues an inheritance tax that ends the stepped-up cost basis is a better way to tax wealth.
“The best wealth tax is a one-time inheritance tax when you pass things on”
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Episodes
Trump's Revenge Leads to Republican RevoltPod Save America · May 22, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss Republican resistance to Trump's priorities and the DNC's 2024 autopsy, and Tommy Vietor interviews California gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan.
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