Elon Musk got his seed money, loans and huge contracts from USA taxpayers. He gets 7 million a day for doing nothing. He owes 258 billion to USA taxpayers. Pay us NOW Elon.
Berkshire Hathaway actually paid $26.8 billion in federal taxes in 2024, the largest tax payment ever to the US government, more than any other company ever.
His company's payment was 5% of ALL total corporate taxes paid last year.
I'm not sure if the math he lays out is literally true, but I agree wholeheartedly with the spirit of what he said.
The "size" of the government is a GOP talking point. It's really about priorities. One of my priorities is universal healthcare. Paying for it will require tax increases.
Ideally, yes. I think most proposals on this I've seen involve tax hikes for everyone (e.g., payroll taxes), but the idea (or at least the hope) is that people on net save money.
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His company's payment was 5% of ALL total corporate taxes paid last year.
The "size" of the government is a GOP talking point. It's really about priorities. One of my priorities is universal healthcare. Paying for it will require tax increases.