Ryan Breslow
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She made an emphasis on getting rid of red tape and deregulating a lot of aspects that make it hard to start companies. She talked a lot about the importance of venture capital and venture dollars, and that there's a goal to spur 25 million new SBA loan applications by the end of her term, so in the next four years, which would be a massive increase in government lending to small businesses.
She made an emphasis on getting rid of red tape and deregulating a lot of aspects that make it hard to start companies. She talked a lot about the importance of venture capital and venture dollars, and that there's a goal to spur 25 million new SBA loan applications by the end of her term, so in the next four years, which would be a massive increase in government lending to small businesses.
She also stepped back the capital gains tax proposal that was made by under the Biden administration that she previously said was her policy as well. and is now proposing a 28% capital gains tax instead of the 40 something percent that I think was the previous proposal. So a 28% capital gains tax only applied to households with a net worth greater than a million dollars.
She also stepped back the capital gains tax proposal that was made by under the Biden administration that she previously said was her policy as well. and is now proposing a 28% capital gains tax instead of the 40 something percent that I think was the previous proposal. So a 28% capital gains tax only applied to households with a net worth greater than a million dollars.
But towards the end of her speech, she still talked a lot and got a lot of cheers around the idea that billionaires and big corporations need to pay their fair share. and that there needs to be methods of increasing the taxation of billionaires and big corporations as they're kind of classified by her and some of the other Democrats. So I don't know, is the pivot real?
But towards the end of her speech, she still talked a lot and got a lot of cheers around the idea that billionaires and big corporations need to pay their fair share. and that there needs to be methods of increasing the taxation of billionaires and big corporations as they're kind of classified by her and some of the other Democrats. So I don't know, is the pivot real?
Is she becoming more pro-business? Is she responding to the critical feedback she's received over the last few weeks? Or is this just about getting elected? Is this gonna persist? Is this a change in policy, Chamath? I hand it over to you.
Is she becoming more pro-business? Is she responding to the critical feedback she's received over the last few weeks? Or is this just about getting elected? Is this gonna persist? Is this a change in policy, Chamath? I hand it over to you.
He's actually answering your question. He's answering your question, J. Cal. He's saying that they're not real policy points.
He's actually answering your question. He's answering your question, J. Cal. He's saying that they're not real policy points.
I'm here for the team, J. Cal. It's a team sport.
I'm here for the team, J. Cal. It's a team sport.