Musk: Biden’s tax plans will ‘upset a lot of donors’

A little over an hour after President Biden tweets:

It’s about time the super-wealthy start paying their fair share.

Musk responds:

I agree that we should make elaborate tax-avoidance schemes illegal, but acting upon that would upset a lot of donors, so we will see words, but no action. Those who will actually be forced to carry the burden of excess government spending are lower to middle income wage earners, as they cannot escape payroll tax.

In all seriousness, I agree that we should make elaborate tax-avoidance schemes illegal, but acting upon that would upset a lot of donors, so we will see words, but no action.

Those who will actually be forced to carry the burden of excess government spending are lower to…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 18, 2023