wealth tax

5 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 9, 2026 by Jessica Lessin · across every show →

Everything said about wealth tax, oldest first

Jan 9, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Lessin: Thiel, Page, and Sacks Opened Austin Offices Over CA Wealth Tax
“Anyway, this is why we saw Peter Thiel, Larry Page, David Sachs open Austin offices in the last 10 days or thereabouts.”
Jessica Lessin Jan 9, 2026 ▶ 16:09 Founders Beware: Illiquid Valuations vs. Real‑World Taxes · More or Less Podcast
Jan 9, 2026
Assertion Supported
Lessin: Polymarket Odds on California Wealth Tax Passing Jumped Significantly
“The polymarket odds of it passing have jumped significantly.”
Jessica Lessin Jan 9, 2026 ▶ 18:01 Founders Beware: Illiquid Valuations vs. Real‑World Taxes · More or Less Podcast
Jan 9, 2026 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sam Lessin: If California wealth tax passes, Gavin Newsom cannot be President
“Even like, I think Gavin Newsom understands that it's a, it's also, by the way, terrible for his political career, because if this passes, he will never be president, which is clearly what he wants.”
Sam Lessin Jan 9, 2026 ▶ 19:32 Founders Beware: Illiquid Valuations vs. Real‑World Taxes · More or Less Podcast
Jan 16, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Jessica Lessin: Garry Tan and tech leaders are organizing against wealth taxes
“I mean, what, what's interesting to me now is like their attempts to organize the tech community to fight, fight this more formally. I think Gary Tan at YC has been very vocal about that,”
Jessica Lessin Jan 16, 2026 ▶ 47:19 SaaS Companies Beware: AI Is The New UI (Anthropic's Claude Code and Cowork) · More or Less Podcast
Jan 16, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Jessica Lessin: 67 percent of surveyed subscribers wouldn't relocate over wealth tax
“So the information we surveyed our subscribers, which is always fun, because it's a specific crew, to say the least, but so, 67% would not move.”
Jessica Lessin Jan 16, 2026 ▶ 44:44 SaaS Companies Beware: AI Is The New UI (Anthropic's Claude Code and Cowork) · More or Less Podcast
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