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lrae | on: Jensen Huang resigns
Wrong tree?

> Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Backs California Billionaire Tax Despite Potential $8B Bill

> "I don't mind paying taxes. The more you make, the more taxes you pay. I'm okay with that," Huang said

lavendermon | parent | next
Jensen has been one of the few outspoken billionaires for promoting higher taxes on himself. In fact, only he and Buffett come to mind as the members of that category.

Then again, below is a 2024 article from the NY Times claiming Jensen was taking advantage of loopholes to save $8 billion on taxes. Actions speak louder than words so perhaps his more recent messaging about being in favor of higher taxes on himself was the result of a PR effort, given his rapidly increasing visibility.

However, I imagine that any good accountant would strongly recommend saving $8 billion on taxes like Jensen did before 2024. The article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/business/nvidia-jensen-hu...

sowbug | root | parent | next
It's not necessarily inconsistent. You can support improvements to the tax code while also optimizing for the current version.
shimman | root | parent
Saying you support then actually making it possible, something that every billionaire can easily do with how super PACs work is an actual choice.

Talking is the cheapest thing you can do and his actions say more. Rather than helping make a free and safer society for Americans, he chose to ignore export bans and work with an adversarial government.

verdverm | parent
Things Jensen has said are now all suspect. Does he really believe this or is it just his day time positioning, in contrast to his nighttime positioning that cost him his job