Elderly socialist Bernie Sanders called out billionaire Elon Musk over the weekend, tweeting that his “level of greed is not only immoral” but “it is unsustainable as well”:
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
Musk fired back, saying he is “accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary & extend the light of consciousness to the stars”
I am accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary & extend the light of consciousness to the stars
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 21, 2021
Maybe he shouldn’t try to sound like a Bond villain, however?
this is billionaire for “I am trying to colonize and privatize outer space” https://t.co/tAcx9OWfAU
— Christine Sydelko (@csydelko) March 21, 2021
And this response did not help him with blue-check libs:
I love space. Also: Tax all of this man's money. https://t.co/39XiP2nkgN
— Kristine Beckerle (@K_Beckerle) March 21, 2021
Every day this man logs on and face plants in broad daylight, determined to prove to the world that we need a wealth cap https://t.co/E5A2gDGXg9
— ricky montgomery (@rohmontgomery) March 21, 2021
If I were the government I would simply tax billionaires out of existence as they are a plague upon this good earth https://t.co/pGr2yGAkjX
— Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff) March 21, 2021
The path to the multi-planetary life is based on collaboration and collective decision-making — not a single man hoarding wealth. https://t.co/2G6rOFtZvj pic.twitter.com/H8t9dk41dz
— Max Berger (@maxberger) March 21, 2021
Sanders has gone after Musk before:
What a hypocrite. Elon Musk has received billions in corporate welfare from U.S. taxpayers. Now he wants to stop 30 million Americans who lost jobs from receiving $600 a week in unemployment benefits, while his wealth has gone up by $46.7 billion over the past 4 months. Pathetic. https://t.co/hECaTul3ZI
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 24, 2020
Musk is going to have to hide his money on Mars if this keeps up:
While 40 million Americans face eviction, Elon Musk has nearly tripled his wealth over the past four months and now has a net worth of more than $70 billion.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 5, 2020
And find someone in your life who loves you as much as Bernie love bashing billionaires:
The very, very rich are getting much richer during the pandemic:
⬆️$73 billion: Jeff Bezos
⬆️$45 billion: Elon Musk
⬆️$31 billion: Mark Zuckerberg
⬆️$28 billion: Bill Gates
⬆️$19 billion: L Page
⬆️$19 billion: Sergey BrinTotal: $215 billion
Tax their wealth. Break up Big Tech
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 29, 2020
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