Eat the rich.

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[–] 68 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Zuckerberg, worth $239bn according to Forbes, told Meta he was considering moving his primary residence elsewhere because Prop 40 could expose him to a massive tax liability, potentially forcing him to sell voting shares to pay it. In response, Meta is creating a new class of non-voting shares via a two-for-one stock split for all existing shareholders. This will allow Zuckerberg to sell some of this new class C shares to pay a potential tax bill, without diluting his control of the company.

How scummy.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    What the actual fuck is the point of non-voting shares apart from bailing out one massive douche?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Their value will still go up (or down) like any other stock. Voting only matters to people that have significant amounts of shares anyways.

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