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949 The billionaire tax proposal that’s driving Silicon Valley to support Trump

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Dylan Matthews @ Vox · 07/24/2024 09:00 EDT

The billionaire tax proposal that’s driving Silicon Valley to support Trump

If you listen to venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz explain why they’re supporting Donald Trump, between the discussions of crypto and China and AI, you’ll detect a much more conventional reason for rich people to vote Republican: They’re worried about Democrats raising their taxes. Specifically, Andreessen and Horowitz railed against Joe Biden’s proposed […]

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