Zuckerberg Buys $150M Miami Mansion Amid Calif. Tax Proposal

Is California's wealth tax driving away billionaires or is billionaire flight just a manufactured myth?
Zuckerberg Buys $150M Miami Mansion Amid Calif. Tax Proposal
Above: Mark Zuckerberg in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 4, 2025. Image credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

The Spin

Right narrative

California's wealth tax proposal has triggered a catastrophic exodus of billionaires, with taxable wealth plummeting from over $2 trillion to under $1 trillion in weeks. These billionaires were happily paying 13% state income tax until this reckless bill spooked them into fleeing, and now the middle class will bear the burden of lost revenue forever. This follows the predictable pattern of every tax expansion — start with the rich, set a precedent, then expand to everyone else.

Left narrative

Billionaire flight is a manufactured myth contradicted by decades of research showing wealthy people rarely relocate over taxes. These tech moguls already dodge taxes through loopholes and tricks, so their departure costs California nothing while the companies generating actual revenue remain. The real exodus to worry about is working Californians crushed by costs, not tax-avoiding billionaires who built fortunes on public infrastructure they refuse to support.



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