This week alone Elon Musk's fortune grew by $36 billion, yet he goes out full blast to criticize a proposed wealth tax on billionaires. Kinda makes you want to tax him a whole lot more, doesn't it?

Oct 26, 2021 · 11:37 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Well ...... he's tall timber, let's cut him down so we feel better.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
If there shouldn’t be billionaires because I’m not one then we could probably do without millionaires amd we could probably kick around the idea of not having more then 10k in the bank. Not everyone can be a pro athlete but we don’t get rid of sports because 99.9 can’t achieve it
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Taxation (and every other law) is supposed to be blind to individuals.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
He earned it…I applaud him and his innovation.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
No it doesn't make me want to tax anybody more. Will we give tax refunds every time a stock loses value as well? Also how much of that "growth" is liquid?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Much of that $36 billion is just on paper. It is not like he has cash available that he can put his hands on at a moment's notice. Furthermore, we need to keep in mind that all taxes are a form of armed robbery, and income taxes are the worst.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Wealth tax or asset tax won’t stop at billionaires once enacted.
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You realize that billionaires earn their money and governments steal their money (with taxes) to fund their scandals right…
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