Tesla CEO Elon musk got into a fight with Bernie Sanders On Sunday, a US senator called for the wealthy to pay a “fair share” of their taxes.
“We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period,” Sanders wrote on Twitter. Taking a jibe at the 80-year-old senator, Musk replied, “I keep forgetting that you’re still alive.”
The billionaire CEO, who had already unloaded $6.9 billion worth of combined shares in the electric car company as of November 12, continued, “I want to sell more stock, Bernie? Just say the word.”
Sanders’ tweet comes amid Washington’s efforts to raise taxes for the super-rich.
US Senate Democrats have unveiled a proposal to tax billionaires’ shares and other tradable assets to help finance presidents Joe Bidenof its social spending agenda and to close a loophole that has allowed them to defer capital gains taxes indefinitely.
A week ago, Musk tweeted that he would sell 10% of his shares if the social media platform’s users supported the move. About 57.9% of the people voted for the stock sale.
“We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period,” Sanders wrote on Twitter. Taking a jibe at the 80-year-old senator, Musk replied, “I keep forgetting that you’re still alive.”
The billionaire CEO, who had already unloaded $6.9 billion worth of combined shares in the electric car company as of November 12, continued, “I want to sell more stock, Bernie? Just say the word.”
Sanders’ tweet comes amid Washington’s efforts to raise taxes for the super-rich.
US Senate Democrats have unveiled a proposal to tax billionaires’ shares and other tradable assets to help finance presidents Joe Bidenof its social spending agenda and to close a loophole that has allowed them to defer capital gains taxes indefinitely.
A week ago, Musk tweeted that he would sell 10% of his shares if the social media platform’s users supported the move. About 57.9% of the people voted for the stock sale.
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