Professor Gamage quoted in Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg on tax measure

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Professor David Gamage was quoted in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News on the California Billionaire Wealth Tax ballot measure he co-drafted.

“One co-drafter of the tax proposal, David Gamage, a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, said individuals wouldn’t be forced to liquidate shares, noting that options such as borrowing against assets and deferring payments are available.” — Wall Street Journal

“The (taxes) are being raised to address a crisis that’s going to be happening this year,” said David Gamage, a co-author of the ballot proposal and law professor at the University of Missouri. “We want the revenues raised in time to meet this challenge.” — Bloomberg News

Professor Gamage and his co-drafters also recently posted an explainer expert report and explainer on legal arguments to SSRN. Those can be found at the links below: