[Partner Event] Voice Your Vote - Braver Angels Debate on the CA Billionaire Tax

Come join us for a Braver Angels debate that's as much about the heart as the head. Learn what people really think and why! Voice your vote!

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Note: This FREE event is to be attended in person.

California faces tough budget choices and deep divides over how to pay for public health and community services. This Braver Angels debate considers a proposed ballot measure that would levy a wealth tax on ultra-wealthy residents to raise revenue, with dedicated funding streams proposed for public programs such as healthcare, food assistance, and education.

Proponents argue that targeted wealth taxation provides a vital safety net to backfill budget shortfalls and fund critical social programs for vulnerable residents. Conversely, critics warn that taxing assets sets a damaging economic precedent that will drive high earners out of the state and erode long-term tax revenue.

The goal of this debate is to provide a respectful space to listen to both sides of this fiscal question. Participants will explore different perspectives on how to build a strong and sustainable economy for all Californians.

Here's the topic:
Resolve: California should enact a wealth tax

Note: This resolution does not represent Braver Angels' stance on the issue. We will alternate between speeches in support of and against the resolution.

Location:
If you are new to this location, please use the map link, or you will get lost. We are not meeting at the main IRWD office, but at the adjacent Community Room Building attached to the Clinic. Google Maps gets you close, but does not help you find the front doors.
The IRWD Community Meeting Room* Address is 15500 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine, CA 92618. Here is the map link: IRWD Community Meeting Room* Map https://bit.ly/ocddirwd1

Tickets are Free, Contributions Help: Use access/promo code BRAVER during registration to get a free ticket. Optional paid tickets support Braver Angels, 501(c)3, and are considered a non-tax-deductible fee for service. If you wish to make a tax-deductible contribution instead, head on over to our website.

A Braver Angels debate is about the heart as much as the head. It's a highly structured conversation in which a group of people think together, listen to one another carefully and with curiosity, and allow themselves to be touched by each other’s ideas. It's not a political debate, nor is it like your high school debate club. It's our own depolarizing debate system, and it works best when we embrace our uncertainty and parse the shades of grey together. When we manage to do this, we walk out of a Braver Angels debate a little closer to the truth, more aware of the sincere and sympathetic feelings of our political opponents, with our relationships a little stronger.

To learn more about our debates, you can take a look at our quick start guide and this video about the spirit of a Braver Angels Debate. For further information, including to find additional upcoming events or view recordings of some of our past debates please visit: https://braverangels.org/what-we-do/debates/.

This debate is a free event brought to you by Braver Angels as part of our mission to depolarize America. We invite you to consider a gift to Braver Angels; all donations are tax deductible. Your support will allow us to offer more workshops and debates with the ultimate goal of uniting America. You will have an opportunity to make a donation as you register, if you so choose. Your choice will have no bearing on your registration.

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*"Irvine Ranch Water District makes its facilities available for use by residents and nonprofit organizations merely as a public service, but does not, by allowing this use, endorse or support the purpose of the event or its sponsor."

**This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org.