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Silicon Valley Group Pushes Back Against AI Regulations (WSJ. 20250825)
A group of Silicon Valley's most influential names, including venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI President Greg Brockman, are putting more than $100 million into a new network of political action committees and organizations, with the aim of pushing back against strict AI regulation. Leading the Future, as the group is called, hopes to use campaign donations and digital ads ahead of next year's midterm elections. To advocate for select AI policies and oppose candidates, the group believes will stifle the industry. Keurig Dr. Pepper has struck an agreement to buy European coffee firm JDE Peet's, for roughly $18 billion. After the deal closes Keurig Dr. Pepper plans to reverse the 2018 merger of Keurig and Dr. Pepper by separating into two US-listed companies, one focused on coffee and the other on refreshment beverages. Keurig Dr. Pepper's CEO, Tim Cofer said the deal is happening at a time of financial strength for the firm. And a new study estimates that the wealthiest Americans might be paying more in taxes than earlier thought. With access to Anonymized IRS data, the study attempts to create a comprehensive estimate of income and taxes for the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans. The co-authors put the figure they pay in tax at just under 24%, far higher than the Biden administration's frequent claim that US billionaires paid slightly more than 8%. The new study says that nearly 40% come through corporate taxes, with the bulk of the rest from individual income and payroll taxes.
유명한 실리콘밸리 기업 및 인물들이 AI 규제를 반대하기 위해 1억 달러 이상을 투입해 정치후원활동 조직(Leading the Future)를 만들었음. 후원금과 디지털 광고를 통해 내년 중간선거를 앞두고 일부 AI 정책을 지원하고, AI산업에 걸림돌이 되는 AI를 반대하는 후보자를 반대하는 데 쓰일 것임. 한편, 미국 Keurig Dr. Pepper가 유럽 JDE Peet's를 180억 달러에 인수했음. 양사를 음료, 커피 생산업체로 나누어 각각 상장하기 위함임. 현재 재정적으로 건실한 가운데 이번 거래가 이루어지고 있음. 한편, 미국 부자들이 이전 분석보다 더 많은 세금을 내고 있다는 새로운 분석이 나옴. 미국에서 가장 부유한 400인(Forbes 400)의 실효세율은 24% 로, 바이든 정부가 말한 8%보다 상당히 높음. 부자가 내는 세금 총액의 40%는 법인세이며, 나머지는 개인소득세와 급여세 등임
