Far-left Senator Bernie Sanders blasted Billionaire futurist Elon Musk over his wealth, success in the business world, and plans for privatized space exploration.
Sanders stated that while space travel was ‘exciting’ he believed that the priority should be on creating a ‘progressive’ tax system to reduce the level of inequality.
As Fox News reports:
Space travel is an exciting idea, but right now we need to focus on Earth and create a progressive tax system so that children don't go hungry, people are not homeless and all Americans have healthcare. The level of inequality in America is obscene and a threat to our democracy. https://t.co/CbMWYnPFUx
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 21, 2021
Monday’s tweet from Sanders continued an exchange of posts from the pair, which appeared to begin when Musk responded to a Sanders tweet from last week that claimed Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos owned more wealth than the bottom 40% of Americans, characterizing that level of “greed” and “inequality” as both immoral and unsustainable.
We are in a moment in American history where two guys — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — own more wealth than the bottom 40% of people in this country. That level of greed and inequality is not only immoral. It is unsustainable.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 18, 2021
In response, Musk noted that he is “accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary & extend the light of consciousness to the stars.”
According to Forbes, Musk had a net worth of $170 billion as of Monday.
The publication claims the billionaire businessman gained more wealth than anyone in the world during President Donald Trump’s tenure to roughly $184 billion from $12.9 billion, earning him the title of the second-richest person in the world.
Is Sanders right to attack Musk for his desire to colonize the galaxy and for his success in the business world, or is her merely attempting to once again push a radical socialist agenda on American visionaries like Musk who are attempting to create a better world?
Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Sanders shouldn’t be talking about taxes or money since he has tons of it himself, and sure he doesn’t pay his, just look at the mansions and cars he has, for doing nothing. Sanders you need to practice what you preach.
he should be living in Cuba, venezuela or NK…!
In a sense, Bolshevik Bernie IS living in Venezuela. While the rank and file gentry watch their standards of living collapse, the leaders are flying around on luxury jets, rubbing the noses of the proletariat in their wealth while they languish in opulent mansions. Why don’t we ask the tens of thousand of homeless Americans what they think of this guy? Their responses may be revealing…
right now thousands of illegals are storming the border because of bribem’s overturning of trump’s xo’s!so the american taxpayer is on the hook for 89 million to housse,clothe,and feed them.in the meantime thousands of homeless sleep in the streets and many are veterans.as a two tour nam vet it sickens my stomach!
Sanders has never been paid a dollar while not on the govt dole
Two words will strike fear into the hearts of these nabobs: TERM LIMITS.
When are you and the other big democracts like pelosi going to pay?
These two men have created thousands of jobs from nothing. Bernie hasn’t created anything except to get rich off of the American tax Payer. If for some reason Bernie goes missing, nobody would miss him.
Well said. In fact, most of the Democrats or Liberals could mysteriously go missing and America would be better for it.
You make my mouth water.
Bernie is a Schmuck!!
Of course Bernie is just trying to push socialism on us! It is a group effort between Obama, Biden, and the elitist bunch. But to set the record straight, those aren’t cages (you know the ones OBAMA built) that the immigrant children are kept in, they are KENNELS. Just doing my part to take down that fake news.
Bernie is at it again. Demonizing successful businessmen who have done well. It is funny he never mentions himself with his millions. Maybe if Bernie instituted a tax on anyone making more than 250. 000 USD a year he would not be so eager to steal another persons wealth. About it Bernie giving up some of your wealth to those truly in need. Elon Musk will go down in business history along with Ford, Carnegie, Rockefeller and Bernie will just go down as a small footnote if that.
Of course he does, Musk can’t be controlled like their other corrupt satanic Nazi democrat billionaires!
Why don’t all you rich politicians invite most of these illegal immigrants to your houses?
Piglosi should invite all the illegal aliens over to her mansion for an ice cream party.
Bernie is a bloody lying communist!
What typical garbage from Red Bernie. I don’t care for what Bezos has become, since he became so rich, and richer, because of consumers like me, but unless his empire is broken up for violating monopoly and anti-trust laws, then he is entitled to everything that he has EARNED. Bernie and the Left know that there always has been and always will be inequality in outcomes. His idols may be the former USSR, the PRC, Cuba, Venezuela, and other benighted countries, but there was inequality there as well, with only the politicos and oligarchs making out — everyone else shared the misery pretty equally. His extortionate “wealth” tax would be nothing more than legalized theft, and don’t think that it would not start below the level of billionaire.
Sanders has never had a real job. He has always been a corrupt politician. He has never done what Musk has done in building a business that creates jobs and creates wealth for everyone employed and associated with him. Sanders is a leech, a blood sucker, a communist thug that only knows how to do one thing well; to steal other people’s wealth and distribute it to his followers so he can bribe them for votes and power.
sanders is a freaking moron. Another lifelong political hack who has never earned a dollar and living off the backs of taxpayers.
It’s none of Sander’s business whether they are ultra wealthy or not but he fails to mention Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, or money billionaire Rockefeller, Rothschild, etc al. If a business is becoming a monopoly then break it up. We have Facebook and Twitter literally trying to stop competition claiming they’re social justice warriors, when in reality they’re Pravda Media sycophants. Overtaxing the rich will lead to more totalitarian regimes which will control people and populations. It won’t be pretty. It will become a nightmare just as it has been for people in China, Vietnam, North Korea, Venezuela and other socialist nightmares.
Sanders has never held or created a job! He is nothing but a dead-beat hack!
Bernie the commie got a taste of everyone’s favorite dollars, why not Musks too?
Another obamite crook.
So how does Bezos have all that money? People are using his business and no one in Washington DC, as of yet, has done anything to curb any monopolistic behavior. on top of that people seem to like the convenience of his product but they could break him in a second if they did not use his services, the monopoly question comes in as to whether they can extricate themselves from his company’s clutches, but Senator Sanders has done nothing to reign that in.
In Musk’s case, he sells electric cars which Sanders supposedly clamoring for so what exactly is his complaint on him? He is rich because people see his genius and want to invest in it but he is in no way creating profits yet. So Sanders complaint is people believe in him and the things he is doing. I would suggest that if Senator Sander’s, and his other colleagues in DC, ideas were a traded stock, the value would be zero.
Bernie has always been a Communist dictatorial A–hole. He needs to go away.
NO, Comrade Sanders is a blowhard hypocrite. He became a MILLIONAIRE from the very same capitalist system that he tells others must be destroyed. Fine for Sanders – he got his and now wants to deny everyone else the equality of opportunity to do the same. Sanders needs to grow up and realize there IS NO PERFECT SYSTEM, and there will always be poor people. Compared to millionaire Sanders, I am destitute. When can I expect him to share his millions with me?
Bolshevik Bernie can take socialist agenda and shove it. AMERICA WILL NEVER BE SOCIALIST OR COMMUNIST
How is Bernie Sanders still in Congress. He’s a devote socialist he has dishonored his vow to protect and defend America!
DEVOTED socialists should NOT, NEVER be RICH as he is…..
Hey Bernie, instead of screwing the middle class with higher taxes to pay for your
5th home–yeah Bernie you are a millionaire!! Why doessn’t Jeff Bezos give everyone
a million dollars and be done with it–I’ll leave Elon alone because he has taken the
red pill and he knows how bad progressivism is for the country!!
No surprise. Raising Taxes/Fees/Fines/Foibles/Funds is what liberals do. How do you think they fund their wars?
STEALING from hard-working TAX Payers = through HIGH TAXES……
Hey Bernie, if you want equality then Congress should get paid about $75k. You guys don’t work most of the time. You better never let the Right back in the government. You are a commie bastard!
$75k is TOO MUCH for the “little” work? they do, $50k would be MORE than enough….
A privatized space system will take us to the moon and the planets. A tax system to distribute wealth will take us into poverty.
This man is an embarrassment to the American way of life. Perhaps he would better serve Russia. He has been lived off of our system for most of his life. He is nothing more than a slug.
what about sanders’ wealth? & the political class totally ripping off all tax payers? when’s the last time DC (which is 95% demoncrat) took a paycut or lost a pension? uhhh…never; then they’ll become the wealthiest nation state in history; time to build guillotines
Agree 1000%…with the guillotines….
well, bernie, give up YOUR MILLIONS of $$$$$$$ first then go to E. Musk and show him “what a ROLE MODEL” you are….
I am in complete agreement about Bernie Sanders and all Socialists like him. They do not belong in this country that was founded by better men than any of those who align with Mr. Sanders. God is waiting for the day when they all will be standing before Him! That day is coming very soon, but not before more things have to happen first.
Bernie Sanders is a Communist through and through. He is one of several running the Biden government. Biden doesn’t have a clue of what he is signing or saying. Fraudulent voting in Blue States gave Biden the election and the COWARDLY JUDGES refused to hear the evidence as well as the So Called SUPREME COURT. AMERICA AS WE KNEW IT IS DISAPPEARING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. MARXISM IS TAKING OVER. THE DEMOCRATS IN OFFICE NEED TO GET SOME COURAGE AND STOP PASSING THESE BILLS THAT ARE DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY. I’M ALMOST 80 AND RETIRED 41 YEARS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND I’VE SEEN IT ALL. DEMOCRACY is DISAPPEARING AND ANARCHY IS TAKING OVER. GOD HELP US.
Sanders is a bag of sour grapes Elon Musk is a Dreamer and visionary, theirs nothing wrong in looking to the stars and seeing the future! Sanders we do not want socialism in America, Biden’s doing enough destroying America with his commie ties and leftist handlers!