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Some GOP Insiders Are Expressing Fear Over Trump’s Possible Return to Twitter
The former president says he's not interested in coming back, but insiders say the allure will be too strong for him.
Musk’s $43B Offer to Buy Twitter Is Nearly Twice His Entire Pre-COVID Net Worth
Musk’s net worth has shot up a whopping 1,080 percent during the pandemic.
Billionaires Would Pay Nearly 100 Times More in Taxes Under New Biden Proposal
The so-called “Billionaire's Tax” would specifically target approximately 700 of the nation's wealthiest people.
Billionaires Have Gotten $1.7 Trillion Richer Over the Pandemic, Report Finds
Analysis from Americans for Tax Fairness shows billionaires are 57 percent richer now than they were in March 2020.
Tesla May Pay $0 in Federal Taxes This Year, According to Its Financial Filings
The $900 billion company claims that most of its billions of dollars in profits came from overseas.
California Sues Tesla Over Alleged Rampant Racism Against Black Employees
One Black employee reported hearing racial slurs at work 50 to 100 times a day, the lawsuit says.
Elon Musk Brags About Owing Small Fraction of His $280B in Taxes
The bill was incurred by transactions made over the past months in which he’s sold about $16 billion in stock so far.
Elon Musk Opposes Billionaire Tax While Making a Record $36 Billion in One Day
Musk’s net worth of over $288 billion is over 1 percent of the U.S. GDP of $22.7 trillion.
Top 1 Percent in US Now Have More Wealth Than Entire Middle Class Combined
Over the last few decades, the wealthy have accumulated more wealth, as the middle class’s share of wealth has declined.
7 Wealthiest Americans Have Enough Wealth to Cover a Third of $3.5T Budget Plan
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Larry Ellison pay almost no income tax.