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Bernie Sanders wants Elon Musk to pay a one-time $27.5B tax
- smt88 6y agoContrary to the title, the proposal is not only endorsed by Sanders and does not single Musk out. Official write-up[1] proposes taxing billionaires for their gains made only during the pandemic. For those not in the US, you should know that this proposal has no chance of being passed (even if Democratics take control of all three branches of the federal government next year). It's an attempt to point out the disparity between those suffering and those gaining from the pandemic. 1. https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-colleagues-introduce-tax-on-billionaire-wealth-gains-to-provide-health-care-for-all- https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sande...
- jagannathtech 6y agoHow about he donate one of his mansions.
- boublepop 6y agoHe would be targeted just the same as everyone else. He didn’t gain one of his mansions during the pandemic as a result of the government printing massive amounts of money in order to “secure a stable market” while letting the average taxpayer fend for themselves.