Billionaire Palmer Luckey isn’t leaving California over the wealth tax
THE SO WHAT
High-profile founders publicly committing to stay in high-tax states changes the narrative from pure tax arbitrage to regulatory influence and ecosystem leverage. For operators, talent gravity and policy access may still outweigh marginal tax savings when deciding where to build.
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