I don’t know how many of you watch shark tank, but one of the biggest players on the show is billionaire investor Mark Cuban who has a long track record as a humanitarian. Including a launch of his ‘at cost’ website that brings affordable prescription drugs to Americans while the government allows big pharma to continue to charge out the yang.
Cuban has made his views clear over the years that he is happy to pay more in taxes but wants politicians to be held accountable for how they spend taxpayer’s money. He obviously isn’t alone in that sentiment as most of us would like an itemized list of how our money was spent. Because Cuban has a platform to shout it from, he and other rich people who share the same views are vilified by far-left extremists like Elizabeth Warren.
“I don’t mind being taxed more. I wrote a blog 20 years ago saying it’s the most patriotic thing you can do, after military service, is pay your taxes, because that’s what allows everybody to live and to prosper,” Cuban explained to interviewer and tech journalist Kara Swisher.
He followed up by slamming progressives, with a special emphasis on Warren, who demonize or antagonize the wealthy.
“But, yeah, the idea of just ‘soak the rich, billionaire tears that fill that cup’ — screw you, Elizabeth Warren, you’re everything wrong with politics,” he declared.
Cuban has said multiple times that he doesn’t mind paying more in taxes. In an interview with Fox Cuban said, “I don’t have a problem paying more taxes, whether it’s business or personal,” he claimed at the time.
He clarified that while he is not always happy with how tax money is spent, that is another issue entirely.
“Am I happy with the way that the government spends it all the time? No, but that’s a different topic. In terms of taxing unrealized gains, I think that would be a disaster,” he explained.
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Warren has wrongfully targeted other successful business people like Elon Musk and falsely claimed that they do not pay taxes. Even when they’ve proven their contribution, Democrats like Warren don’t change their rhetoric. In fact, rather than target their fellow lawmakers who have created the issues we all now face today, politicians like Warren and AOC push harder for a single-class society where success leads to punishment.
Personally, I am not a wealthy person. I am a business owner which means my everyday life is engulfed in helping my business grow. I don’t blame people who are more successful than me for my shortcomings. Ultimately, that is what it seems like politicians want us to do. Hate each other so they can move through life unchecked.