제안된 부유세의 영향을 받을 수 있는 캘리포니아의 200명이 넘는 억만장자가 있습니다

 

Palmer Luckey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang are among the billionaires who could be affected by a California wealth tax

캘리포니아에는 다른 어떤 주보다, 심지어 대부분의 국가보다도 많은 억만장자가 살고 있습니다. 따라서 억만장자들에게 부과될 것으로 예상되는 부유세는 그들이 캘리포니아에 계속 거주한다면 큰 세수가 될 수 있습니다.

이른바 '억만장자 세법'에 따르면, 캘리포니아에 거주하는 10억 달러 이상의 자산을 보유한 사람들은 자산의 5%에 해당하는 일회성 세금을 납부해야 합니다.

이 세금 법안이 충분한 서명을 받으면 11월 투표에 부쳐질 것이며, 통과될 경우 1월 1일 기준으로 캘리포니아에 거주하는 억만장자들에게 소급 적용됩니다. 세금 납부 기한은 2027년이며, 이자를 포함하여 5년에 걸쳐 분할 납부할 수 있는 옵션이 제공됩니다.

이 아이디어는 정치인들과 재계 지도자들로부터 거센 반발을 불러일으켰습니다.

구글 공동 창업자인 Larry Page와 Sergey Brin 은 지난달 마감일을 앞두고 자신들과 관련된 법인들을 캘리포니아주 밖으로 이전했다고 비즈니스 인사이더가 처음 보도했습니다.

엔비디아 CEO이자 억만장자인 Jensen Huang은 이 세금에 대해 "전혀 문제없다"고 말했습니다. 방위산업 기술 스타트업 Anduril의 창업자인 억만장자 Palmer Luckey는 이 세금이 기업들이 "사명이나 장기적인 지속가능성보다는 이윤 추구에만 집중하게 만들 것"이라고 경고했습니다.

이 세금에 대한 비판론자들은 초고액 자산가들이 캘리포니아주를 떠나게 만들고 캘리포니아 경제에 해를 끼칠 것이라고 경고했습니다

세금 인상을 주장하는 단체인 '미국 세금 공정성 협회(Americans for Tax Fairness)'가 포브스 데이터를 분석한 결과에 따르면, 1월 1일 기준으로 캘리포니아주에는 214명의 억만장자가 있습니다.

Richest billionaires in California The first billionaire is generally considered to be John D. Rockefeller in 1916, though some argue it was Henry Ford in 1925. Fast-forward some 100 years to 2021: As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage, a record-breaking 660 people became billionaires globally, growing the previous year's number by 30%. While the United States has the most billionaires of any country, Americans are somewhat split on their feelings about the billionaire class. According to data from the Pew Research Center, the nation became somewhat more critical of billionaires between 2020 and 2021. Although support for individual billionaires like Bill Gates is relatively strong, many Americans view the ultrarich—as a group rather than as individuals—negatively. Meanwhile, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is projected to become the world's first trillionaire by 2026. The U.S.'s wealthiest billionaires are mostly concentrated within just a couple of industries: finance and investments and technology. Other wealthy sectors include food and drink, fashion and retail, and media and entertainment. Stacker found the richest billionaires in California, using data from Forbes. Net worth is as of Sept. 18, 2025. #20. Jack Dangermond - Net worth: $14.8 billion - Source: Mapping software - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Redlands, California #19. David Sun - Net worth: $15.7 billion - Source: Computer hardware - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Irvine, California #18. John Tu - Net worth: $15.8 billion - Source: Computer hardware - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Rolling Hills, California #17. George Roberts - Net worth: $17.3 billion - Source: Private equity - Industry: Finance & Investments - Lives in: Atherton, California #16. Jan Koum - Net worth: $17.6 billion - Source: WhatsApp - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Atherton, California #15. John Doerr - Net worth: $17.8 billion - Source: Venture capital - Industry: Finance & Investments - Lives in: Woodside, California #14. Donald Bren - Net worth: $19.2 billion - Source: Real estate - Industry: Real Estate - Lives in: Newport Beach, California #13. David Cheriton - Net worth: $19.8 billion - Source: Google - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Palo Alto, California #12. Henry Nicholas III - Net worth: $22.0 billion - Source: Semiconductors - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Newport Coast, California #11. Adam Foroughi - Net worth: $22.3 billion - Source: marketing software, mobile games - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Truckee, California #10. Peter Thiel - Net worth: $25.2 billion - Source: Facebook, investments - Industry: Finance & Investments - Lives in: Los Angeles, California #9. Robert Pera - Net worth: $27.3 billion - Source: Wireless networking - Industry: Technology - Lives in: San Jose, California #8. Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family - Net worth: $29.4 billion - Source: Google - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Palo Alto, California #7. Eric Schmidt - Net worth: $30.2 billion - Source: Google - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Atherton, California #6. Henry Samueli - Net worth: $32.1 billion - Source: Semiconductors - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Newport Beach, California #5. Jensen Huang - Net worth: $151.1 billion - Source: Semiconductors - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Los Altos, California #4. Sergey Brin - Net worth: $193.7 billion - Source: Google - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Los Altos, California #3. Larry Page - Net worth: $208.8 billion - Source: Google - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Palo Alto, California #2. Mark Zuckerberg - Net worth: $267.4 billion - Source: Facebook - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Palo Alto, California #1. Larry Ellison - Net worth: $362.6 billion - Source: Oracle - Industry: Technology - Lives in: Woodside, California