Jensen Huang calls Nvidia's $8B five-year tax bill a privilege; analyst reads it as chip demand flex
victor_explore · x · 2026-09-22
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said being able to pay $8 billion in taxes over five years is "a privilege" — the point isn't the money but the ability to afford it. He's not afraid of paying taxes; he's afraid of being poor.
Commentator victorexplore reads it this way: nobody talks about a tax bill like this unless the bill is small next to the business producing it — chip demand is the real story, the civics is just packaging.
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