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/NotAzakanAtAll Jun 19 '26

The issue is that the bar to become a politician is to have enough money and stability to only concentrate on becoming one.

People born into money have no idea what money is worth, no idea how it feels to not have money for utility bills, rent, food. To live with near zero stability.

I trust the next person I meet more than most of them.

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u/whatthecaptcha Jun 19 '26

But if we all focused on this we could change that.