@benroyce@mastodon.social#MaxwellFrost (first #GenZ member of #US #Congress):
“They're the ones hoarding wealth beyond imagination. We have to tell people the reason you can't pay your #rent has nothing to do with #trans people. The reason you don't have #healthcare has nothing to do with #immigrants. It has to do with #billionaires like Elon #Musk.”
@benroyce In such a speech, one should also do the math:
"fElon Musk is worth $450 billion. These guys expect their investments to increase in value. Let's low-ball it and say he expects 5% increase per year. 5% of 450 billion is $22.5 billion. 22 billion dollars siphoned out of our economy. In one year. For *one* guy. What could that have been spent on instead? Why should he get it all? And next year, because of compound interest, he'll expect more.
"Are you going to give it to him?"
Once again, it’s a Black person speaking up, calling out the inept lawlessness of the current Republican administration.
As an old white guy, this is not lost on me. I reflect on it daily.
@benroyce Let's at least try to internally consistent, how could you not blame an illegal immigrant for the catastrophe we're in, considering Elon Musk *is* an illegal immigrant.
I've liked that young man since he showed up on the political scene.