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Tech Billionaires' $80 Million Plot To Break California - More Perfect Union
Google co-founder Sergey Brin spent $45 million to stop a California wealth tax.
He's worth $222 billion, and doesn't want to 5% of that going to fund health care in his state.
Right now he has a powerful ally — Gavin Newsom. But the people of California feel differently.