Lefty mouthpiece who celebrated Kirk’s murder claims Elon Musk is a parasite immigrant who pays no taxes

[pknopp]

Every rich business owner has to pay property taxes on the property they own, whether the property is an actual business or their own home.

Well, no. Businesses are often times given breaks on those taxes to move into an area. Locally we had a business do that and when the breaks expired they moved again.

There is no escaping it. Property taxes pay for schools, fire departments, police departments and local government programs that benefit the public. There's also employment taxes and excise taxes, as well as advanced investment strategies.
The rich have loopholes that can be used such as business expenses and thus deducted from the income tax. If one or more of their businesses are in the red, that can be deducted.
So, they can "legally" get away with significantly "reducing" the amount of taxes they pay but not eliminate paying taxes entirely.
The blame isn't on the rich person, but congress "never" willing to make changes to the tax code.
An excellent example of why they don't want to change the tax code, aside from their own pockets, is for example, the Scandinavian nations. The most heavily taxed citizens in those countries aren't the rich, but the middle class. It is felt that if you heavily tax the rich, you risk stifling innovation and they are correct.
For decades Communist nations "stole" our innovation and adapted it to their needs. They stole the innovation from Capitalist nations because there was no incentive for people in Communist nations to be innovative. To be really innovative, you need an incentive, generally that's a financial innovation.

Top earners in Sweden pay over 50%.

The rise of Sweden's super rich

Why the Nordic nation, despite its reputation for social equality, has so many billionaires.

www.bbc.com

 

[Nostra]

Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding - Good Jobs First

And no one is worth what he is without the billions and billions pumped into the markets which was the main driver of inflation.

Break it down. How much was govt contracts? I’m guessing the vast majority.

How much was loans?

How much was tax credits?




“Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person…

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

If the government gave me billions and billions of dollars I'd have no issue with giving a small percent back.

The government gave Musk billions? When? Link?

 

[Nostra]

Looks like Musk provided critical products and services to the US government.

pknopp thinks these are handouts.




AI Overview



Elon Musk's companies, particularly SpaceX and Tesla, have secured billions of dollars in government contracts, loans, and subsidies from U.S. federal and state governments
. As of early 2025, estimates suggest total government funding exceeds $38 billion, supporting a wide range of projects from NASA space missions and military satellite launches to electric vehicle incentives. Notable examples include a large contract for SpaceX to support U.S. Space Force launches and satellite operations, and contracts for Tesla to provide electric vehicles to government agencies.

• SpaceX: SpaceX has received significant contracts from NASA for programs like the Artemis mission and the International Space Station. It has also secured major contracts with the Department of Defense and U.S. Space Force for launch services and satellite communications, including a secure communications system for the Pentagon based on Starlink satellites.
• Tesla: Tesla has received government support, including loans and tax credits, and has a number of contracts for providing electric vehicles to various government agencies.
• Total Funding: The total government funding for Musk's companies is estimated to be at least $38 billion in contracts, loans, subsidies, and tax credits over the years.

 

[Nostra]

The government gave Musk billions? When? Link?

He has nothing.

 

[White 6]

And for all those contracts, the companies do absolutely nothing. They provide no goods or services. They are just another social service NGO. Is that your position?

Simply pointing out, he would be nothing without the US Government funding with taxpayer money for his ventures to get off the ground.

 

[ColonelAngus]

MUSK PAYS NO TAXES.

That was the assertion in the video posted by the woman who celebrated Kirk’s murder.

THAT IS A FLAT OUT LIE.

All the bullshit you lefties post cannot show that MUSK PAYS NO TAXES.

GFY.

 

[LeftofLeft]

If the government gave me billions and billions of dollars I'd have no issue with giving a small percent back.

The Government gave musk billions and Musk provided nothing in return? Is that what you are saying?

 

[Zincwarrior]

Sounds highly accurate. Further, all Trump entities are based on government contracts or subsidies in some fashion.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

If the government gave me billions and billions of dollars I'd have no issue with giving a small percent back.

Well, you'd have to provide a service that is unmatched, saves the planet and does it all at a fraction of the cost the government could do it for. MR. Musk does all that and more.

That counts you out.

Is stark stupidity really that rampant and common on the Left?
Oh wait......

 

[ColonelAngus]

Who needs EMPIRICAL FACTS when we have FEELINGS?

MUSK PAYS BILLIONS IN TAXES.

EMPIRICAL FACT.

The person in the video is lying.

 

[midcan5]

'Lefty mouthpiece'- use of that demonstrates a level of ignorance hard to fathom. As for Musk some of that report is true, Google it if you doubt. Truth is too complicated for those who just follow, name call, and not think.

"Tesla's Federal Taxes: Tesla has reported significant U.S. income in recent years but has often paid a very low federal income tax rate or even zero, due to deductions like R&D expenses, accelerated depreciation, and the use of net operating losses from its early, unprofitable years. For example, the company paid zero federal income tax in 2022 and 2024, and had a 0.4% effective federal tax rate over the three years ending in 2024.

SpaceX Federal Taxes: Internal documents reviewed by The New York Times in 2025 indicated that SpaceX has most likely paid little to no federal income taxes since its founding in 2002.

 

[sartre play]

And for all those contracts, the companies do absolutely nothing. They provide no goods or services. They are just another social service NGO. Is that your position?

And just heard he got a TRILLION DOLLAR PAY RAISE! any one know what that's about?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

"Tesla's Federal Taxes: Tesla has reported significant U.S. income in recent years but has often paid a very low federal income tax rate or even zero, due to deductions like R&D expenses, accelerated depreciation, and the use of net operating losses from its early, unprofitable years.

You're saying, when they subtract out expenses, they have no profit and therefore pay no taxes?

Outrageous!

 

[Mac-7]

If the government gave me billions and billions of dollars I'd have no issue with giving a small percent back.

Nonsense

It appears that Musk earned the money he has collected from government through the years

He was a self made multi millionaire long before he became an investor in Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink

Have you ever heard of PayPal?

That was a Musk company in the mid 90’s

 

[ColonelAngus]

“Musk is a parasite immigrant who pays no taxes.”

That is what this lefty hero claimed.

I am claiming it is false.

SO, LEFTY CUCKS…you are not proving she is telling the truth.

Just admit she is a liar.

 

[Nostra]

Simply pointing out, he would be nothing without the US Government funding with taxpayer money for his ventures to get off the ground.

Prove it.

 

[pknopp]

You're saying, when they subtract out expenses, they have no profit and therefore pay no taxes?

Outrageous!

If they make no money, how do they pay out a trillion dollars to Musk?

Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor

Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.

www.cnbc.com

 

[SeaMajor7]

Another day, another retarded NARRATIVE from the demented LEFT.

 

[Nostra]

5:00 minute mark

In 2021, $12 Billion in taxes.

This person claimed he pays NO TAXES. JUST A COMPLETE LIE.

He also provides hundreds of thousands of jobs and billion in salaries that are also taxed, and the goods and property they buy are taxed.

Just incredible dishonesty.

I bet that idiots gets an EITC check every year.

Meanwhile, Musk paid $12 billion in just income taxes for one year.