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Trump Vs. Biden: Tech Policy

a16z · 160.5K views · 2024-07-16 · 1:31:11

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On The Ben & Marc Show, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz compare Trump and Biden policies on tech, crypto, AI and startup taxes, framed around their 'Little Tech Agenda'. They also discuss the Trump assassination attempt.

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HN cites it as the source for how Andreessen and Horowitz explain their political shift toward the Republicans.

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fsloth · 2026-01 · Reference

He explains their pivot with Ben to GOP in this podcast episode. The main argument was that democrats policies were detrimental to their business. [VIDEO] Mr. Andreessen has been involved with high level politics for a long time. This is not "random radicalization". I will not comment on the quality of the politics but it feels fairly deliberate.

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lazyeye · 2025-08 · Reference

This was actually a significant problem during the Biden administration. The rules were so vague that de-banking could be used in whatever context the administration found convenient. Apparently many companies were pushed offshore as a result. Andreessen/Horowitz talk about it here [VIDEO]

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cal5k · 2024-07 · Reference

Vitalik didn't mention them by name, but given the timing it seems likely he was referring to this: [VIDEO]

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