Sign the petition: "Elon Musk's misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times"

 

TELL CONGRESS: Elon Musk has used his extreme wealth to buy Twitter and spread misleading election claims that CNN reports have been viewed over 2 billion times. He’s a danger to our country and our democracy. Congress must step in and tax his fortune. Sign the petition: Tax Elon Musk and the ultra-wealthy!

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Elon Musk is way too powerful. His own account on Twitter, the company he owns, dominates the social media platform.¹ And the misleading election claims he’s posted on the site have been seen over 2 billion times.²

That’s just the start. Musk wants a role in government to “reduce waste and needless regulation.”³ Yet, the companies he owns have billions of dollars of contracts with the federal government.⁴

Elon Musk has extraordinary influence and control over our society because of the tremendous wealth he’s stockpiled thanks in part to a broken tax code. Congress cannot sit by and let the ultra-rich continue to exploit our tax system.

Sign the petition: Tax billionaires like Elon Musk to protect society from the power and influence of the ultra-wealthy.

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As the New York Times put it recently, Trump giving Musk a role in his administration would, “essentially give the world’s richest man and a major government contractor the power to regulate the regulators who hold sway over his companies, amounting to a potentially enormous conflict of interest.”⁵

When a few billionaires can have such a major influence in our political system, it threatens our democracy. Congress must rein in Musk by raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy and corporations.

Add your name: Congress must protect democracy from Elon Musk, giant corporations, and the ultra-rich.

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

1. The New York Times, “How Elon Musk’s Own Account Dominates X,” November 3, 2024.
2. CNN, “Elon Musk’s misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times on X, analysis finds,” November 4, 2024.
3. Forbes, “Elon Musk Says He 'Can’t Wait' For Trump Administration Position: Here’s What They’ve Said About Working Together,” September 3, 2024.
4. The New York Times, “U.S. Agencies Fund, and Fight With, Elon Musk. A Trump Presidency Could Give Him Power Over Them,” October 20, 2024.
5. Ibid.