Google co-founder Sergey Brin says he fled socialism, rips billionaire tax
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, has publicly criticized California's proposed billionaire tax, drawing on his experiences fleeing socialism in the Soviet Union. He expressed concerns that the tax could lead California to a similar oppressive state. Brin has reportedly confronted Governor Gavin Newsom about the tax and has invested significantly in efforts to oppose it.
- ▪Sergey Brin has a net worth of approximately $270 billion and could face a $13 billion tax bill under the proposed billionaire tax.
- ▪Brin fled the Soviet Union with his family in 1979 and has spoken out against socialism.
- ▪He has spent at least $57 million to fight the proposed tax, collaborating with other Silicon Valley billionaires.
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Politics Google co-founder Sergey Brin says he fled socialism in rare statement ripping billionaire tax By Annie Gaus Published April 27, 2026, 3:03 p.m. ET Billionaire Sergey Brin has broken his silence on California’s proposed billionaire tax — invoking his Soviet upbringing as new details surface on a tense showdown with Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Trump-loving ‘gut influencer’ girlfriend. Brin, the Google co-founder with an estimated net worth of $270 billion, discussed his family history under socialism in an extraordinary rebuke of the billionaire tax, which qualified for the November ballot after organizers submitted 1.6 million signatures.
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