History's first trillionaire is a guy who catches rockets out of the sky with chopsticks and beams internet to every dead zone on the planet.
Same guy ships cars that drive themselves, humanoid robots for the factory floor, brain chips that let paralyzed people move a cursor with pure thought, and an AI running on a supercomputer his team stood up in months instead of years.
And the people crashing out about his net worth are doing it on the app he owns. The same app governments spent years trying to censor.
You cannot legislate a rocket into orbit.
A reminder for @RepJeffries:
1) DHS doesn’t make the laws, Congress does. We don’t pick and choose which laws to enforce—and neither should you as a “lawmaker.”
2) It is a crime to enter the United States illegally. EVERYONE being held inside Delaney Hall broke the law.
U.S. Code, Title 8, Section 1325.
This is a detention center — we do not provide luxury accommodations. What we do provide are basic necessities like beds, clean water, comprehensive healthcare, and 3 meals a day until they go HOME.
If you come to our country illegally, we will find you and arrest you. We encourage ALL illegal aliens to self-deport today: https://t.co/3aZlQ6TZGZ
Exactly seven years two months and 26 days since Gavin Newsom became governor of California. California is:
#1 in homelessness
#1 in poverty
#1 in Retail crime
#1 in gas prices
#1 in illiteracy
#1 in wage stagnation
#1 in frivolous lawsuits
#1 in unemployment
#2 in housing costs
#2 in water bills
#1 in restrictions on workers
#1 in Anti-business regulations
#3 in energy/electricity costs
#3 in inequality
#1 in income tax
#1 in gas tax
#1 in budget deficit
#2 in educational inequity
#1 in COVID school shutdowns
#1 in COVID business shutdowns
#1 in COVID mandates
#1 in illegal border crossings
#1 in funding for illegal immigrants
#1 in People leaving state
You are a taker, not a maker. All you’ve done your whole life is take from the makers of the world.
The zero-sum mindset you have is at the root of so much evil. Once you realize that civilization is not zero-sum and that it is about making far more than one consumes, then it becomes obvious that the path to prosperity for all is just let the makers make.
Regarding Tesla, the reality is that I have been given nothing.
However, if I lead Tesla to become the most valuable company in the world by far and it stays that way for 5 years, shareholders voted to award me 12% of what is built. Anyone who wants to come along for the ride can buy Tesla stock.
If Tesla “merely” becomes a $1.999 trillion dollar company, I get nothing. This is a great deal for shareholders, which is why they voted so overwhelmingly to approve this, for which I am immensely grateful.
And they did so by a margin far more than you won your political seat.
LeBron James records entering Year 23:
1st in PTS
1st in MP
1st in All-Star selections
1st in All-NBA selections
1st in First-Team All-NBA selections
1st in seasons played (soon)
1st in 30-point games
1st in 20-point games
1st in 10-point games
1st in playoff PTS
1st in playoff W
1st in playoff MP
1st in playoff GP
1st in playoff FGM
1st in playoff STL
1st in playoff FTM
1st in playoff DREB
1st in Finals triple-doubles
Only player with 50K combined PTS
Only player with 40K PTS
Only player with 10K REB & 10K AST
Only player with 8K playoff PTS
Only player with 7K playoff PTS
Only player with 6K playoff PTS
Only player with 25 PPG in 20 seasons
Only player with a 40-PT game vs. every team
Only player to win FMVP with 3 franchises
Only player to avg. a triple-double in Finals
Only player to lead both teams in PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK in a playoff series
Youngest No. 1 overall pick
Youngest to win ROY
Youngest to score 40 PTS in a game
Youngest to score 30 PTS in a game
Youngest to average 30 PPG
Youngest to average 25 PPG
Youngest to average 20 PPG
Youngest to earn All-NBA
Youngest to earn All-NBA First Team
Youngest to hit every milestone 1K-40K PTS
Oldest to average 30 PPG
Oldest to average 25 PPG
Oldest to average 20 PPG
Oldest to score 40 PTS in a game
Oldest to record a 30-point triple-double
Oldest to earn All-NBA
I would measure how much wealth Musk created that never existed before.
Then I'd calculate what percentage of that wealth he kept.
Then I'd figure out what percentage of it he spent on his own lifestyle versus paid in taxes.
Then I'd calculate the incomes of the employees of his companies and their impact on the economy.
Then I'd look at the societal benefits of his companies because it's not all about cash.
Then I'd compare to the benefits Bernie Sanders brought to America. (Mostly complaining.)
Y'all remember the night after LeBron James broke Kareem's scoring record when Stephen A Smith said Jordan was the greatest scorer ever then got schooled by a guy named JJ Reddick?
The election is fundamentally about what kind of world do we want to live in.
Do we want free speech, common sense immigration policies, safe streets, peace in Europe and the Middle East, sensible and appropriately limited regulation, a stronger and faster-growing economy, merit-based employment, reduced waste in government, and a healthier populace or:
Do we want the opposite, in other words, a continuation of the last four years?
Please vote accordingly.