Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) / X

Incidentally, El-Sayed's sentiments about the War on Terror resemble those of a little-known Republican politician known as Donald John Trump

Eric Levitz

@EricLevitz

12h

Extremely misleading framing here. El-Sayed's deleted remarks were completely banal and reasonable

Eric Levitz

@EricLevitz

12h

Extremely misleading framing here. El-Sayed's deleted remarks were completely banal and reasonable

Jennifer Jacobs

@JenniferJJacobs

14h

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 attacks invite scrutiny of past remarks, via @cbszak cbsnews.com/news/abdul-el-…

This is incorrect. An estate tax is not the same as a tax on capital gains. Under current law, Musk only pays the former on unrealized asset appreciation. And if he/his estate were required to pay tax on his capital gains, they would owe the government substantially more than he

David 'JoelKatz' Schwartz

@JoelKatz

Aug 25

Replying to @EricLevitz

This is a complete lie and you know it. If Elon MUsk dies with significant capital gains, his heirs will pay a 40% estate tax on it. Can you please explain why you deliberately lied in this post?

The rich can earn billions in capital gains -- without ever paying a cent in taxes -- by simply holding onto their assets until they die. (Under current tax law, when an heir inherits an asset, its initial value resets and the capital gain disappears.) For this reason, when

vox.com

Want to tax the rich? Start with the dead.

The rich are dying to avoid taxation.

Under today's laws, billionaires can evade taxes by dying. We need to close that loophole — and start soaking the dead. vox.com/politics/50017…

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