'A True Capitalist Would Understand' — Mark Cuban Presses Cruz on Taxes and Healthcare

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban challenged Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday to back a bipartisan bill to break up healthcare conglomerates, warning that failing to support it would mean accepting that “people are dying because they can’t afford care” as the national debt continues to climb above $40 trillion. Clash Over Taxes In a post on X, Cuban said the wealthy should “pay taxes on what you earn,” calling for the elimination of loopholes and raising taxes on top earners back to pre-2017 levels. Cruz responded, accusing Cuban of contradicting himself given his recent support for Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, and crediting Trump-era tax cuts with pre-pandemic low unemployment. Mark, your second paragraph refutes your first, and your support for James Talarico makes the contradiction even stranger. You’re right: taxes change behavior...