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

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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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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.

[u/TechRepSir → u/Successful-Ad-9634]

It's a 5% wealth tax proposal, so your math tracks.

[u/Obvious_Chapter2082 → u/TechRepSir]

Technically, it can go a lot higher than 5%. For Brin, it would be around 20%

[u/Different_Sweet_5008 → u/Obvious_Chapter2082]

Not high enough