The California wealth tax is a window into billionaires' risk tolerance

Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Google's Larry Page had different responses to California's proposed billionaire's tax.

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• A proposed wealth tax in California evoked split responses from the state's billionaires.
• Google's Larry Page moved businesses out of California, while Nvidia's Jensen Huang is "perfectly fine" with the tax.
• Responses can reveal how the wealthy balance financial risk in the face of uncertainty.