r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 18d ago

Society Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses

https://fortune.com/article/how-much-has-google-cofounder-sergey-brin-spent-to-oppose-california-billionaire-tax-102-million-owe-13-billion-if-loses/
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u/Successful-Ad-9634 18d ago

According to Google (ironically} he has a net worth between $263B and $273B. $13B is less than 5%. He won't miss it, so fuck him.

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u/themiDdlest 17d ago

He moved to Nevada, so he's just doing this because he can.