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Federal filings released Thursday revealed that Elon Musk spent significantly more than previously known to help secure a second White House term for Donald Trump and boost GOP congressional candidates, making the world's richest man the nation's largest political donor and perhaps the most influential figure involved with the incoming administration.
'We need to tax the rich so much more,' activist Jonathan Cohn wrote on social media. 'Not just so that we can fund programs to benefit everyone, but to prevent them from rigging the political system in their favor.' Melanie D'Arrigo, executive director of the Campaign for New York Health, noted that 'if your income was $274 million per year, you'd make more than 99.9% of Americans.
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