Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to influence CA politics

Post by asveikau » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC

learingsci wrote: post #53

bhouston wrote: post #7

He is probably going after Ro Khanna, who comes across as a pretty decent rep (he and Massie got the Epstein files released): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro_Khanna Based on this warning from Garry to Ro re: wealth tax https://finviz.com/news/277038/y-combinators-garry-tan-warns... So this appears to be all about the wealth tax and taken down anyone who supports it. AIPAC is also mad at Ro so it seems that Garry Tan…

A wealth tax is not an obviously great idea. It’s worth having a better public debate on that topic.

Post by mystraline » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC

Analemma_ wrote: post #48

snihalani wrote: post #42

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I wish we had direct voting on important decisions

Hell no, California has this and it’s a catastrophe. Prop 13 is one of the worst policies enacted by a democratic polity in the 20th century, and has been wrecking the state for decades.

Post by elliotto » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC

rasengan wrote: post #39

I don't know if I agree or not with his views, but the fact that he's moving from complaining about something, to doing something about his beliefs, has convinced me to move from a negative to a significantly positive view of him, as a person; to reiterate, regardless of whether I agree with said views. The will to fight for what one believes in - I think we can all agree that is an admirable human trait that would r…

Post by pbreit » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC

vincentjiang wrote: post #4

hate to see that tech leaders getting into politics

Post by niggernagger » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC

rrkajh wrote: post #44

It won't work. The Trump admin has so thoroughly betrayed its voters that independent voters no longer want anything to do with billionaires like the all-in people lying to them for 4 years before an election. You had your chance, it is gone now.