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@BCLCFF2Independent Agreements3mos ago

Elon Musk is worth close to a trillion dollars while we have so many people homeless, hungry, and starving

Taxing billionaires more and giving it to poor families could keep people alive.

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 @BCLQZ8F  from Nebraska  agreed…3mos3MO

I agree that the rich people should be taxed on their money just like our low incomed people living from paycheck to paycheck are taxed but even more.

 @BCLQZ8F  from Nebraska  agreed…3mos3MO

I agree that the rich people should be taxed just as much as us low incomes people living from paycheck to paycheck

 @BCLSF4S from Georgia  agreed…3mos3MO

Yes. Theres no reason for a single person with that much money to horde it instead of sharing it either with taxes or actually subsidizing programs that help people

 @BCLRKFDProgressive from North Carolina  agreed…3mos3MO

I agree, I also believe that there is no reason to need that amount of money at all so adding a cap should be implemented and all earned above the cap should be taxed at 100%

 @BCLQHNQ  from Indiana  agreed…3mos3MO

Yes, I agree. It is immoral for one person to accumulate an hoard that much wealth whilst others suffer from lack of it.

 @BCLQ2N6 from Florida  agreed…3mos3MO

I agree 100%, having the one-percent get richer and richer while most of us struggle to just pay for groceries.

 @BCLPRPSRepublican from Florida  disagreed…3mos3MO

It's his money, he can spend it how he wants. It's not the richest people's duty to help the poorest; if they want to donate their money, then that's their prerogative.

  @ChristianGuidedConstitution from Florida  commented…3mos3MO

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A lot of the people asking for that are the people who are just one step down from people like Musk. They couldn't care less about the lower income people because a lot of those tax dollars that are taken from the very wealthy go to them.

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