On the same day Elon Musk became the first trillionaire in human history New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani announced he wants to tax billionaires like Musk to fund his agenda.
Here is what that argument misses entirely. Elon Musk did not inherit a trillion dollars. He built Zip2 from scratch. He reinvested into PayPal. He bet everything on Tesla and SpaceX when both were on the verge of collapse.
He slept on factory floors. He nearly went bankrupt in 2008. He kept building when the world laughed at him. That is not luck. That is capitalism working exactly as intended.
The idea that the moment someone succeeds the government’s first instinct should be to take more of what they earned is exactly why entrepreneurs leave high tax states and cities in the first place. New York is already losing residents faster than almost any state in America.
Threatening to tax the people who create jobs and drive innovation is not a solution. It is the problem. Congratulations to Elon Musk. The first trillionaire. Built not given.
Elon Musk didn't take anything from me because he started successful companies and became the richest man on the planet...
Somali fraudsters, on the other hand, have been stealing my tax dollars for DECADES!!
Maybe point your anger in the right direction for once!!
Elon Musk is worth a trillion dollars today, but his goal is to use that wealth to help humanity reach Mars & Moon and preserve the light of consciousness.
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@DavidJHarrisJr Elon Musk became the first trillionaire of the world honestly and by advancing humanity every step of the way.
Pocahontas, you lie cheat and steal to get your millions. I'll take a lawn over you every single time. You belong in jail Pocahontas.
@WolfgangRichtEU Data centers in space will operate off of solar panels. No need to send electricity from Earth up into space to run the data centers. This has to be one of the most foolish posts I've ever read. SMH
@WolfgangRichtEU Wolfgang, since you have less money, you need to donate at least 30% of your wealth to what you want to take away from somebody else. Your communist logic is not well taken.
Or better yet why don't you come up with things like Elon Musk has that make the world a better place?
@simonateba@elonmusk Zero outrage, but rather very proud of Elon Musk who is earned every penny of his trillion dollars. The things he's done for humanity are worth way more than the money that's a fact.