Elon Musk snipes at Bernie Sanders on Twitter | Financial Post

The world’s wealthiest person directed a series of insults at the U.S. senator over his call for billionaires to pay more in taxes Author of the article: Bloomberg News Justin Bachman Tesla Inc Elon Musk, right, launched a series of insults at U.S. senator Bernie Sanders, left, over his call for billionaires to pay more in taxes. Photo by Getty Images/Reuters Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, directed a series of insults at Bernie Sanders on Twitter after the U.S. senator repeated his call for billionaires to pay more in taxes. Musk even raised the notion of selling more of his Tesla Inc. shares, which would require him to pay capital gains taxes. The 80-year-old Sanders, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020, on Saturday tweeted that “we must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share.” He didn’t mention Musk by name. Musk, whose US$286 billion fortune has made him a target for supporters of a wealth tax, responded: “I keep forgetting that you’re still alive.” Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In a subsequent tweet early Sunday, the chief executive officer of Tesla and SpaceX asked:…
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