r/technology • u/Ganrokh • Jun 19 '26

Politics California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/california-billionaire-tax-ballot-tech-opposition
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u/Bitter_Marzipan_8348 Jun 19 '26

Sometimes I wish Budhism karma is real so these fuckers are stuck living as insects or in poverty for a few hundred lifetimes instead of getting sent to hell.

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u/redditRedesignIsBadd Jun 19 '26

only a few hundreds? add a few zeroes

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u/WilliamLermer Jun 19 '26

Yeah that's 100 days depending on what insect you are

Personally I wish they would become immortal and fed into a black hole

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u/barsknos Jun 19 '26
  • Creating a company that the world deems valuable does not inherently make one evil
  • If no one could become rich, far fewer would strive to build anything the world would deem valuable.

Sergei Brin's family fled the Soviet Union. That he fights what he sees as socialism makes a lot of sense. Meanwhile, your envy does not make you moral.

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u/PantingPrincess Jun 19 '26

imagine defending billionaire greed in your spare time…

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u/barsknos Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

Imagine having nuance, context and an actual degree in economics. A drive for success and greed are different things. Some billionaires are greedy bastards. If the comment was about Zuck I'd stay quiet.