Crypto billionaires deploy $40M to fight California wealth tax and union power
Two high-profile crypto figures are preparing to pour tens of millions of dollars into California politics, aiming to reshape the state Legislature by backing moderate, business-friendly candidates and countering the influence of labor unions.
The effort, operating under the banner of Grow California, is backed by Chris Larsen, a longtime Democratic donor and co-founder of Ripple, and Tim Draper, a venture capitalist known for his support of Bitcoin (BTC), according to The New York Times.
“The government unions do a great job,” Larsen reportedly told the outlet. “But that’s going to clash with a lot of the things that are going to make California successful if there’s no counterforce,” he added.
The move comes as Silicon Valley donors grow increasingly alarmed by a proposed California wealth tax, backed by a healthcare union, that would levy taxes on the assets of the state’s richest residents if approved by voters. While Larsen and Draper say Grow California was seeded before the proposal emerged, the tax has become a clear rallying point for the initiative.
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