As it turns out, even Democrats aren't big fans of Democratic policies. Just take Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg for example: He's gotten the heck out of California to escape the state's proposed "wealth tax."
Yes, like others before him, Spielberg had no reservations about telling everyone else to elect Democrats only to hightail it out of the state to avoid being taxed out the wazoo.
Crushing taxes for thee, but not for me!
From the LA Times:
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to New York and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing purchasing a new property in Florida, stirring speculation about whether their decisions are tied to a proposed new tax on California billionaires to fund healthcare for the state's most vulnerable residents.
Doesn't feel great to have the government swiping large chunks of your money, does it, Steve?
Of course, the director says it has NOTHING to do with the crushing tax increase.
A spokesperson for Spielberg, who has owned homes on both the East and West coasts since at least the mid-1990s, said the sole motivation for Spielberg and his wife, actor Kate Capshaw, decamping to Manhattan was to be near family.
'Steven's move to the East Coast is both long-planned and driven purely by his and Kate Capshaw's desire to be closer to their New York-based children and grandchildren,' said Terry Press, a spokesperson for the prodigious filmmaker. She declined to answer questions about his position on the proposed ballot measure.
Sure, Steve. Total coincidence.
Remind me again what Spielberg's political leanings are...
Spielberg, 79, a Hollywood legend, is worth more than $7 billion, according to Forbes. He and his wife have donated almost universally to Democratic candidates and causes, according to Open Secrets, a nonprofit, nonpartisan tracker of federal campaign contributions, and the California secretary of state's office.
Now that he and his cronies have successfully done their part to send California on its way to becoming a leftist hellscape, Spielberg is off to New York…
