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Senator Bernie Sanders resumed his public address on the need for taxes to be raised for America’s wealthiest population. This positioning was done through his Twitter account last Saturday by assuring that: “We must demand that the extremely rich pay their fair share. Period. ”
Reactions to the position of the independent senator did not wait, a day after the publication, the tycoon and CEO of Tesla , Elon Musk, sarcastically reverted the senator’s statement: “ I keep forgetting that you are still alive “.
I keep forgetting that you’re still alive
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 14, 2021
Agree with the proposal to raise taxes on the richest, one of those affected by the approval of this proposal by President Joe Biden and the parliamentary group of Democrats, undoubtedly, would be Musk, who is usually in the eye of the hurricane for various issues.
In his post on Twitter Musk, whose wealth is tied to Tesla stocks, added: Are you selling more shares, Bernie? Just say the word “. Despite messages issued by the auto mogul, the legislator did not respond, as of yet.
Senate Democrats have tabled a proposal to taxing billionaires’ stocks and other marketable assets to help fund President Joe Biden’s social spending agenda, thereby closing the loophole that has allowed them to defer capital gains taxes indefinitely .
A week ago, Musk for means of his Twitter account stated that he would sell the 10% of his actions if users of the social media platform supported the measure. Approximately 57. 9% of people voted in favor of the stock sale.
According to various studies, the collective net worth of America’s billionaires increased in $ 2 trillion during the pandemic, driven by an increase in the prices of stocks and other assets.
According to Americans for Tax Fairness, the assets of the 20 Poorest% of households grew just 1% during the health crisis, according to a new analysis from Oxford Economics. Musk is not the only one who disagrees with the potential tax hike for the wealthiest, including Republicans.
Republican Congressmen they refuse to give the green light to the tax hike because they think this would impede job creation as well as investment expansion across the United States. Meanwhile, Democrats have denied that this could happen.
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