Hiltzik: Elon Musk proves why a billionaires tax is essential

Hiltzik: Elon Musk proves why a billionaires tax is essential

3 years ago
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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/11/10/8595593/

Thanks to Elon Musk, who is often credited as the world’s richest person, we now have a good clue to whether someone has too much money. That clue is when he turns tax policy into a Twitter game.

Musk on Saturday responded to a proposal to impose a tax on billionaires’ wealth by launching a poll on Twitter, asking followers whether he should sell 10% of his shares in the electric vehicle company Tesla. He pledged to “abide by the results of this poll, whichever way it goes.”