Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire. I think that this is marvelous.

Many of our public officials, it seems, do not. California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, responded to the news by saying that “the rich get richer and everyone else gets shafted.” Senator Ed Markey complained that it was “disgusting.” Senator Elizabeth Warren suggested that it was a “wake up call.” Would-be Senator Graham Platner wrote that “Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire. Let’s make sure he’s also the last.” And so on and forth.

I find this viewpoint revolting. Repulsive. Grotesque. Un-American. I hate it. As far as I’m concerned, Newsom, Markey, Warren, Platner, and those who agree with them are........

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