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Re:Sergey Brin Confronted Gavin Newsom by anamax on Sunday April 26, 2026 @10:43PM (#47917163)
The "tax based on control" clause (quoted below) doesn't apply to public companies.
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Re:Sergey Brin Confronted Gavin Newsom by VirusNewbie on Monday April 27, 2026 @12:38PM (#47923879)
Yes it does, it applies to any ownership of shares that are not traded on the public exchange. This means the shares the Google founders have, or Zuck, or the owner of SNAP, or any number of large companies founders would have to sell a significant portion.
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