r/technology • u/marketrent • Aug 16 '26
Society Bernie Sanders calls out Sergey Brin for spending over $100 million to defeat California’s billionaire tax — ‘If California passes its one-time 5% wealth tax, Brin would owe $14 billion and still be worth $270 billion’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/bernie-sanders-calls-sergey-brin-120113695.html
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u/ebfortin Aug 16 '26
The idea of a one time tax to billionaire is ridiculous anyway. It's a bandaid to let them thrive even more afterward because there won't be any other tax perception on wealth. They should change the tax code instead. Modernize it. But that's too invasive for these guys.