When the presidential election day is only a month away, none of the 10 richest people in America will reveal which candidate they will vote for.

Most of the people on the America's richest list are technology billionaires.

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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, the world's richest billionaire, speaks at an event in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in June 2019 Photo: Reuters

As a result, Democrat Joe Biden, Trump's rival in the White House race, receives support from prominent tech entrepreneurs such as LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt,

They are both billionaires, investing their finances and energy to prevent Trump's re-election, but are not on the top list of wealth in America.

Even Warren Buffett, the only non-tech billionaire in the top 10 who publicly supported Hillary Clinton back in 2016, now avoids speaking.

According to commentator Theodore Schleifer of Vox magazine, presidential candidates themselves feel support from the super-rich, especially the leaders of big technology companies, is now an obstacle, rather than a benefit.

Even if candidates want public support from them, billionaires are said to be in trouble, because they are facing many difficulties related to political issues.

So, for the benefit of all parties, the super-rich do not openly support any presidential candidate and the candidates do not require them to show it to everyone.

This contrasts with the 2016 White House race, when former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's campaign launched a roster of backers that included Netflix online movie platform CEO Reed Hasting, Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg and three

The situation of the 2020 presidential election has also changed a lot since 2016. Democrats now argue whether Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies are holding too much power in American society.

On the side of billionaires, publicity is believed to be in danger of hurting their businesses.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, is the owner of the Washington Post who regularly criticizes Trump.

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, whose net worth soared in 2020, said in a Sept. 28 interview that he has not yet decided who to vote for, even as a lip protector.

The "side selection" in the presidential election could also threaten the technology leaders' efforts to build a politically neutral image for the company, as Trump and his allies frequently accuse firms

Bill Gates, the retired founder of Microsoft and the second richest person in the United States, has relentlessly criticized the way the Trump administration has handled the Covid-19 pandemic.

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, respectively 8th and 9th on the list of America's richest people, also hardly commented publicly on the election, although Brin silently donated.

Two other billionaires expressed ambiguity with presidential candidates, Oracle software group founder Larry Ellison and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

Ellison is a rare Silicon Valley man who supports Trump, having held a fundraiser for the President and raised $ 7 million.

Meanwhile Connie, Ballmer's wife, donated $ 500,000 to a political group that supported Biden earlier this year.