No, The Framers Would Have Hated the Billionaire Tax

Gov. Gavin Newsom and others have claimed that the Framers would have supported wealth taxes, including the proposed Billionaire’s Tax. It is a claim that seeks to mask the economically unwise with the historically unfounded. https://t.co/G6kbKQYcv1

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) July 5, 2026