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Andreessen Horowitz Co-Founder Warns California Wealth Tax Could Trigger Silicon Valley Exodus - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

California's proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires has prompted asset shifts to Delaware by tech elites, including Google cofounders, ahead of a retroactive 2026 implementation.

Summary by Benzinga
Ben Horowitz, co-founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), said California’s proposed wealth tax represents the best strategy he’s seen to dismantle Silicon Valley’s network effect, citing Norway’s entrepreneur exodus as evidence. Norway Unrealized Capital Gains Tax Drives Exodus Speaking with John Coogan and Jordi Hays on a TBPN podcast released recently, Horowitz said Norway’s unrealized capital gains tax caused entrepreneurs …

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Benzinga broke the news in New York, United States on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
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