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Tech’s biggest names sank a tax on billionaires’ wealth with $425m and a familiar playbook
California saw the most expensive opposition campaign in its history as funding of political campaigns broke records in the US midterms In the hours after polls closed on election day, tech industry players began praising Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, on social media. “Huge thanks to Sergey Brin here,” wrote Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator. Venture capitalist Ilya Sukhar posted : “God bless Sergey Brin.” And David Marcus, a crypto entrepreneur, simply wrote : “Hero.” Continue reading...
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California saw the most expensive opposition campaign in its history as funding of political campaigns broke records in the US midterms In the hours after polls closed on election day, tech industry players began praising Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, on social media. “Huge thanks to Sergey Brin here,” wrote Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator. Venture capitalist Ilya Sukhar posted : “God bless Sergey Brin.” And David Marcus, a crypto entrepreneur, simply wrote : “Hero.” Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Tech’s biggest names sank a tax on billionaires’ wealth with $425m and a familiar playbook, California saw the most expensive opposition campaign in its history as funding of political campaigns broke records in the US midterms In the hours after polls closed on election day, tech industry players began praising Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, on social media. “Huge thanks to Sergey Brin here,” wrote Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator. Venture capitalist Ilya Sukhar posted : “God bless Sergey Brin.” And David Marcus, a crypto entrepreneur, simply wrote : “Hero.” Continue reading…
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