California billionaire tax ballot measure viewed as referendum on tech industry
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Semafor's Reed argues that California's billionaire tax ballot measure, trailing in early results and too close to call on Wednesday, is a referendum on the state's tech industry.
He writes that Americans no longer feel technological advancement always improves their lives, citing concerns about social media's effect on children, anxiety about AI, and backlash against data centers. Reed says the answer is ensuring more Americans share in coming wealth gains, or they will see only the downside. This is a single opinion column, and no other reports are included.
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AIReed argues that California's billionaire tax ballot measure, trailing in early results and too close to call Wednesday, is a referendum on the state's tech industry. He writes that Americans no longer feel technological advancement always improves their lives, citing concerns over social media's effect on children, anxiety about AI, and backlash against data centers. He says the answer is ensuring more Americans share in coming wealth gains, because otherwise they will see only downside.
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