Eric Powell

@chrismykrantz @NelsonSpencer18 @ChrisMartzWX $55 million represents a negligible fraction of Elon Musk's estimated net worth—approximately 0.008% to 0.009% of his over $600 billion fortune as of April 2026. For context, $55 million is equivalent to a person with a $1 million net worth spending just $80, a trivial amount.

@Upsdriver1991 @NelsonSpencer18 @ChrisMartzWX In all seriousness, though, you’re an idiot.

Billionaires pay far more in taxes than anyone else does, but even so, most of their money is tied up in stocks and ownership in companies. Jeff Bezos, as per your example, does not have anything close to $222 billion in liquid assets on hand. If you want to use a fraction of that $222 billion to fund insulin in the United States, then do your damn job and call on your colleagues in the Senate to allocate OUR tax dollars for it. Get off of social media and do something to stop enabling fraud, then work to balance the budget, and put the federal government's tax revenue to good use instead of worrying about what rich people do with their own money that you didn't earn and aren't entitled to have access to.

@NelsonSpencer18 @chrismykrantz @ChrisMartzWX How many hospitals has Elmo donated to? Schools? Scholarships? None. He hoards his wealth. He doesn't grow shit. He buys politicians so he can hoard more money. These people shouldn't be worshipped. They should be taxed accordingly

@Upsdriver1991 @chrismykrantz @ChrisMartzWX That shows why the best place for $1B is with the guy who can multiply it. Let him grow jobs and the economy, and THEN make your grab via the estate tax. Could had more if you'd been patient, but nah, "I hate them so much I'll take a smaller economy to see them punished"

@RealOriginalist I'm not wrong

The Left doesn’t believe that anyone can become as wealthy as Jeff Bezos of Amazon without resorting to “fraud and theft.” This is a fundamental difference in world-view between the Left and the Right.

@jonmunce @ChrisMartzWX Right, all those Infrastructure projects Republicans take credit for after voting against them? And the CHIPs act that tRump tries to take credit for? Do some more research

@Upsdriver1991 @ChrisMartzWX Biden added 8 trillion to the debt - look it up yourself Don't rely on infographics anonymously sourced from the internet for basic facts

@jonmunce @ChrisMartzWX Wrong again. You people have such issues with facts

@Upsdriver1991 @ChrisMartzWX And just a cursory look at the numbers in this pretty, pretty picture show it to be hilariously wrong

@jonmunce @ChrisMartzWX Why is that? Because tRump mismanaged Covid and caused a recession. America survived Covid better than any other country. Simple Google search would have told you that.

@Upsdriver1991 @ChrisMartzWX A simple Google search shows Biden added over $8 trillion himself to the national debt You're either lying to yourself, or trying to fool others I don't think it's going to work

@jonmunce @ChrisMartzWX Not true. When has America been anything other than a capitalist society? You're trying to use semantics to cover the truth: capitalism is 39 trillion dollars in debt, mainly since Reaganomincs and the trickle down lie

@Upsdriver1991 @ChrisMartzWX You are conflating capitalism with the state This is a category error - they are as different as different can be

@jonmunce @RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX Oprah is an entertainer. You don't have to buy her product. But people like Elmo get involved in people's needs. They bribe congress to eliminate competition and exploit people afterwards. Try to keep up with current events

@Upsdriver1991 @RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX If you believe billionaires can't become that way without fraud or theft, would you mind answering a question for me? Who did Oprah Winfrey defraud and steal from to get where she is today? I eagerly await your response

@jonmunce @ChrisMartzWX Policy facts over feelings

@Upsdriver1991 @ChrisMartzWX A purely capitalist society is based on consent and free exchange In a statist society, people like Elizabeth Warren can pass a law and take your money without your consent See the difference?

@jonmunce @RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX No one acquires that much wealth without fraud and theft. Maybe you should actually look into how Elmo became that wealthy. Because he didn't invent anything. He's a modern day Thomas Edison

@Upsdriver1991 @RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX And not to put too fine a point on it, I'm defending *anybody* from the absolute theft that is a wealth tax

@jonmunce @RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX Are you serious? Do you not pay attention? Maybe you're in the cult too

@Upsdriver1991 @RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX If you have evidence that someone is a pedophile or a racist, show it Otherwise, you're just another jealous, angry person on this hellsite

@jonmunce @ChrisMartzWX In a capitalist society, your labor is your capital. And your capital gets exploited everyday. You want to know how? Because we're told CEO's are the highest paid because they work the hardest. So how is Elmo CEO of 3 companies at the same?

@Upsdriver1991 @ChrisMartzWX You have a far better chance, Eric, becoming a billionaire than you do being elected to the United States Senate Billionaires get that way by creating value Politicians get elected promising to rob Peter to pay Paul Do you really think they care about you, Eric?

@jonmunce @RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX And you defend a racist pedophile listed in the Epstein files with a made up rags to riches life story. Loser

@Upsdriver1991 @RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX You literally rushed into this thread to protect Elizabeth Warren LOL

@jonmunce @ChrisMartzWX Doesn't matter how much you suck their dicks, you'll never be one of them

@Upsdriver1991 @ChrisMartzWX Is the billionaire in the room with you now?

@RealOriginalist @ChrisMartzWX Gotta love all the ketamin bots rushing to protect Epstein files Elon and the other pedophiles

Billionaires don’t steal my labor and distribute to others, the government does. Billionaires don’t make my healthcare awful and expensive, Obamacare and the government does. Billionaires on the other hand provide me goods and services that make my life substantially better than it was 20 years ago, and I have the opportunity to “opt out” and decline to purchase those goods and services any time I choose. With government, there’s no “opt out,” I must continue to fund endless fraud and welfare for those who refuse to work.

@chrismykrantz @ChrisMartzWX In 1995, Jeff Bezos' parents, Jackie and Mike Bezos, invested $245,573 in Amazon. This pivotal, early-stage investment came from their savings

@Upsdriver1991 @ChrisMartzWX What wealth did Jeff Bezos inherit? Be specific.

@ChrisMartzWX When billionaires use their inherited wealth to bribe politicians to allow them to create a monopoly over essential goods and services we need to survive. Same old slavery with new masters, just like the feudal lords of old

President Trump just DEMANDED the Taliban return the $7 BILLION DOLLARS in U.S. weaponry that Biden abandoned like a coward. 13 Abbey Gate American Heroes SLAUGHTERED. ZERO outrage from the Left. Biden armed the enemy. President Trump wants it back.