Inside tech elites’ madcap war against the California billionaire tax

https://sfstandard.com/2026/06/13/billionaire-tax-fight-sergey-brin-chris-larsen-mike-moritz-ron-conway/

by thm • 1 month ago

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tippa1232• 1 month ago

What if the group simply bought the signature-collecting company the union was using, then prohibited it from collecting more signatures?

I understand someone not wanting to pay more tax but this is straight up villainous.

pimeys2• 1 month ago

Yep. And then you start asking questions such as are we actually living in a democracy anymore...

tippa1232• 1 month ago

I'm not from the US but I would think something like this would go directly against the 1st amendment?

Also in general if you're on the losing end of a "fair" vote I assume a decent person would look within themselves to see why they lost, instead of creating a false alternative reality.

stevenalowe• 1 month ago

If the Act was named properly would it garner so much popular support?

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Inside tech elites’ madcap war against the California billionaire tax

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