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Re:Sergey Brin pours more than $100M into fighting Californi... by general1465 on Sunday September 13, 2026 @03:09AM (#49680902)
> innovation and capital will leave the state

This was always such a hollow argument... where are they going to leave? Some tax heaven like Panama or Cayman Islands? South America? Are they trying to get kidnapped for ransom? These people are not going to leave, because outside of 1st world countries they will get eaten alive.

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Re:Sergey Brin pours more than $100M into fighting Californi... by kylecazar on Sunday September 13, 2026 @08:33AM (#49683297)
Yeah, to be clear I don't like that argument either.

But in the case of the California tax, their concern is billionaires will just leave California for another US state.

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