Elon Musk defended his fortune after criticism from Democratic senator: “I am amassing resources to help make life multiplanetary”

Tesla and Space X CEO and Founder Elon Musk used social media to defend his fortune against the unexpected attack by a Democratic senator, who had publicly complained that he and Jeff Bezos were accumulating 40% of the wealth the United States. “I am amassing resources to help make life multiplanetary and extend the light of consciousness to the stars,” Musk said on Twitter.

The senator in question is no more and no less than Bernie Sanders, a former Democratic Party presidential candidate who had to withdraw from the race ahead of today’s President Joe Biden’s advance.

This year, Musk has become one of the richest people in the world, alongside Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. In fact, the sharp swings in Tesla’s share price put him first on the list with every lead and second at every retracement, always head-to-head with Bezos.

“I am accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary and extend the light of consciousness to the stars” (Musk)

“Liberal” lawmakers have called for increased taxes on billionaires given spending by the U.S. Treasury to try to pull the economy out of the blow caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We are at a point in American history when two guys – Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos – own more wealth than the poorest 40% of people in this country,” Senator Bernie Sanders said on Twitter on Thursday.

“This level of greed and inequality is not just immoral. It’s unbearable, ”Sanders added.

Musk did not respond directly to the Vermont senator, but to an article that called Sanders’ comments ridiculous.

Musk said last year that he plans to send a million people to Mars by 2050, creating “a ton of jobs” on the Red Planet thanks to his company SpaceX. He said he was “very sure” that his company’s first spacecraft could land on Mars in 2026, an ambitious date to say the least.

The involuntary race for the position of the richest man in the world fascinates investors around the world. When Musk’s net worth rose to $ 188 billion in January, for the first time surpassing Bezos, who was the richest since 2017.

“We are at a point in American history where two guys – Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos – own more wealth than the poorest 40% of the population in this country” (Sanders)

“How strange,” Musk said at the time.

Last week, Sanders raised questions about Bezos’ wealth in a tweet, then brought up the wealth of Musk and Bezos during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday morning.

“Bezos and Musk now own more wealth than the poorest 40%. Meanwhile, we are seeing more hunger in America than at any time in decades, ”Sanders said in his opening speech.

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