Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk poked fun at Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Democrat, telling the 80-year-old politician that he forgot he was still alive.
“We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period,” Sanders tweeted on Saturday. Musk, who has a net worth of nearly $300 billion, didn’t pull any punches in his reply.
“I keep forgetting that you’re still alive,” he tweeted.
“Want me to sell more stock, Bernie? Just say the word,” Musk said in a subsequent tweet.
We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 13, 2021
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Want me to sell more stock, Bernie? Just say the word …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 14, 2021
Sanders has criticized Musk in the past, tweeting in March that the billionaire should “focus on Earth” instead of space travel and help develop “a progressive tax system.”
“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,” Sanders said.
Musk, owner of Space X and Tesla, responded at the time by saying he is using his wealth to bring life to other planets.
“I am accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary & extend the light of consciousness to the stars,” he said.
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“Space travel is an exciting idea, but right now we need to focus on Earth and create a progressive tax system so that children don’t go hungry, people are not homeless and all Americans have healthcare. The level of inequality in America is obscene and a threat to our democracy,” Sanders answered.
Space travel is an exciting idea, but right now we need to focus on Earth and create a progressive tax system so that children don’t go hungry, people are not homeless and all Americans have healthcare. The level of inequality in America is obscene and a threat to our democracy. https://t.co/CbMWYnPFUx
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 21, 2021
