Tech's biggest names sunk a tax on billionaires' wealth with $425m and a familiar playbook
2026 Midterm Elections,California,Gavin Newsom,Wealth Tax,Wealth Inequality,Taxes,Billionaires
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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."
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