- Senator Wyden, the leader of the push for the billionaire tax, slammed Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter poll.
- Musk asked Twitter on Saturday to decide whether he should sell his 10% stake in Tesla.
- Wyden said that Twitter polls should not determine whether billionaires should “pay any taxes.”
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On Saturday, Senator Ron Wyden took aim at Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s decision to ask Twitter users whether they should sell their 10% stake in the electric car manufacturer , This move may result in huge taxes.
“Whether the richest person in the world pays taxes shouldn’t depend on the results of a Twitter poll at all,” Senate Democrat Said On Twitter. “It’s time to impose a billionaire income tax.”
Muskzen Post poll Earlier on Saturday, he said: “A lot of recent unrealized gains are a means of tax avoidance, so I propose to sell 10% of my Tesla stock. Do you support it?”
Whether the richest person in the world pays any taxes should not depend on the results of Twitter polls. It’s time to impose a billionaire income tax. https://t.co/KFHw3VZ45H
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) November 6, 2021
By early Sunday, Musk’s opinion poll had received about 2.9 million votes, of which about 57% asked him to sell. There are about 7 hours left to vote.
Musk is American Highest paid CEO For the third consecutive year last year, according to Bloomberg News. He is in the world The richest man, But most of the wealth is company stocks.he Did not accept His Tesla annual salary.
He holds about 170.5 million Tesla shares, which are worth about 208.3 billion U.S. dollars at the close of trading on Friday. CNN Report. 10% of sales will reach approximately 21 billion U.S. dollars.
Wyden in Oregon is take the lead Regarding the proposed billionaire income tax. When he launched the plan in October, he said it would increase taxes for the approximately 700 wealthiest taxpayers in the United States.
His proposal would impose a tax on those who “have an annual income of more than $100 million or assets of more than $1 billion for three consecutive years.” One page Released by his office.
Musk said he will comply with Twitter’s polls. But he has also said before that he plans to sell a “large” number of options this quarter. NBC Finance Channel Report.
