TELL CONGRESS: The UAW just sued Elon Musk and Donald Trump for
intimidating workers. One thing is clear: Elon Musk is too powerful, and
he’s benefitted way too much from America’s broken tax system. Sign the
petition: Tax Elon Musk to ensure he pays his fair share!
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Hi,

Last week, the United Auto Workers of America (UAW) filed federal labor
charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for threatening workers who go
on strike.^1

In an interview on Twitter between the two billionaires, Trump praised
Musk’s anti-union stances, particularly lauding Tesla’s dismissal of
striking workers. In response, the UAW filed charges to protect workers
from Trump and Musk's attacks on the federally protected right to
strike.^2

Musk has been able to amass so much power in the corporate world and our
political system because of America’s massive tax breaks and loopholes for
billionaires. A critical way for Congress to take some of that power back
for the people and the workers of America is by raising taxes on the
ultra-wealthy.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tax Elon Musk! Congress must end the 2017 Trump tax
cuts, raise taxes on billionaires like Musk, and ensure corporations are
paying their fair share of taxes!

ADD YOUR NAME

In addition to threatening workers, Musk is also funding a right-wing
super PAC^3 to gain even more influence over our politics.

When a few billionaires can manipulate our political system, it threatens
our democracy.

After SpaceX workers circulated an open letter late last year criticizing
Musk for, among other things, “issuing inappropriate, disparaging,
sexually charged comments on Twitter,” Musk fired them, which is illegal
under the National Labor Relations Act. Then he called the NLRB, the
federal agency in charge of enforcing labor law and protecting workers
from abusive employers, “the very definition of tyranny."^4

Musk has so much power because of the outrageous wealth he’s acquired.
Congress must rein in Musk by raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy and
corporations.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Congress must take back some of the power to the people
and away from billionaires like Elon Musk. Tax the rich now!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. CNN, “UAW files federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon
Musk after threatening workers on X interview,” [ [link removed] ]August 13, 2024.
 2. Ibid.
 3. Wall Street Journal, “Inside Elon Musk’s Hands-On Push to Win 800,000
Voters for Trump,” [ [link removed] ]August 12, 2024.
 4. Politico, “Musk’s SpaceX seeks to blow up federal labor enforcer,”
[ [link removed] ]January 4, 2024.

 
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