Bernie Sanders kicks off billionaires tax campaign with choice words for the 'oligarchs'
- Posted on February 19, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Bernie Sanders kicks off billionaires tax campaign with choice words for the 'oligarchs'

Populist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has a long history of support from liberal California voters, formally kicked off a billionaires tax proposal on Wednesday at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.