sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoCalifornia ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech mogulswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1701arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareknife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoit isn’t going to pass because they are spending millions of dollars on ads opposing it because that will be cheaper than paying taxes.
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoAnd stupid people will be like well I saw an ad saying it would affect ME down the road
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day agoRemember that proposition about making gig workers employees? So they could get bennies? Yeah. That still sucks.
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoLyft and Uber spent like 200 mil on ads, and it worked.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agothe ads’ whole purpose was to confuse people. hell i was confused what yes and no meant on that proposition, and i had ballotpedia and the voting guide open when i was marking my absentee.
it isn’t going to pass because they are spending millions of dollars on ads opposing it because that will be cheaper than paying taxes.
And stupid people will be like well I saw an ad saying it would affect ME down the road
Remember that proposition about making gig workers employees? So they could get bennies? Yeah. That still sucks.
Lyft and Uber spent like 200 mil on ads, and it worked.
the ads’ whole purpose was to confuse people. hell i was confused what yes and no meant on that proposition, and i had ballotpedia and the voting guide open when i was marking my absentee.