Emily Glazer

So that is why we saw some billionaires like Peter Thiel or Larry Page or David Sachs even make announcements prior to January 1 establishing residency or their offices of certain companies elsewhere.

That's true.

And I would say they're still doing things about it.

There are some ideas that have been floated by billionaires and conveyed to labor leaders.

Our reporting shows that includes giving the government illiquid stock for around 10 years as a no or low interest loan, taxing the loans on assets or applying the tax to stock that is already public.

I think that's a pretty important part because entrepreneurs, tech founders, their wealth is really tied up in their company stock.

And that might not be public stock either.

It might still be a private company.

Phone calls are slated for this week to explore a possible consensus, but there are also still phone calls slated to explore how the billionaires could defeat the tax proposal.

Using this process in sperm, eggs, or embryos is extremely controversial and has prompted calls by scientists for a global moratorium until a number of ethical and scientific questions get resolved.

There are a number of scientists, doctors, and others in this field that are quite disturbed that this is going on.

And they feel that until there are resolutions and global regulations, safety considerations, ethical considerations, so it doesn't create two different types of societies with better humans and those that have less desirable traits, then it shouldn't be pursued.

So for example, various tests might show an embryo projected to have an IQ of 130 or an embryo with a 1.5% chance of developing schizophrenia or an embryo that might be 14% more likely than its siblings to suffer from anxiety.

And there are all of these different probability scores that are also available for things like ADHD, bipolar disorder, diabetes, and even male pattern baldness.