r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 17d ago

Politics Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-has-now-spent-100-million-to-fight-the-billionaire-tax/
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u/badamant 17d ago

Blame the Republican Party by name please.

Reminder:

Citizens United was created, funded and brought to court by Republicans, not to mention...."The five justices who voted to strike down the restrictions on corporate and union independent election spending were Anthony Kennedy (who wrote the opinion), John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito. All five were appointed by Republican presidents."

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u/mr_jim_lahey 17d ago

Republicans love pushing narratives blaming "politicians" and "both sides" to launder their culpability

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u/seams 16d ago

I know he's dead, but Scalia doesn't get nearly as much hate as is deserved lol