Cuban Comments On Tax Policy
Mark Cuban’s position as a Kamala Harris supporter and campaign surrogate has raised eyebrows, especially given his public opposition to key components of her economic agenda.
Cuban, the outspoken billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, seems to stand at odds with Harris on significant policy points, particularly her support for higher taxes, healthcare expansion, and proposed changes to capital gains. Cuban’s televised appearance on CNBC highlighted this disconnect, with co-host Joe Kernen directly challenging Cuban’s stance on these issues. Cuban, despite his support for Harris, ended up in an awkward back-and-forth as he attempted to reconcile his own free-market views with her more progressive economic goals.
This is insane. Joe Scarborough and Mark Cuban are openly arguing that Elon Musk deserves to have his businesses punished because of his political opinions.
It really is Donald Trump or communism. pic.twitter.com/ezTRIBJVFF
— Travis (@Travis_4_Trump) October 19, 2024
Capital gains taxation and free healthcare for illegal immigrants—two areas where Cuban and Harris diverge sharply—are central to Harris’s platform, yet Cuban was unconvincing in defending these policies. He attempted to shift focus to other issues, but Kernen’s follow-up of “So, what do you like?” underscored Cuban’s struggle to align with the Harris agenda.
Cuban’s position only became murkier as he described the election not as Harris versus Trump but as Harris versus Elon Musk, whom he considers the powerhouse behind Trump’s voter outreach efforts. Cuban referred to Musk’s recent initiatives, including voter incentives and social media campaigns, as “innovative” yet “desperate.” He admitted Musk’s ground game could backfire but suggested it might yield unprecedented voter turnout.
CNBC just said that Kamala has left policy discussion on taxes to be handled by Mark Cuban in the final two weeks of the campaign out of fear she'll screw up and alienate people.
LMAO. pic.twitter.com/5k3UXrA5je
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) October 22, 2024
Meanwhile, Musk, who initially endorsed Trump and launched a super PAC to drive voter engagement, has been unorthodox in his methods. His America PAC recently started offering cash incentives to Pennsylvania voters who support free speech and gun rights, a strategy that has stirred debate about the legality of such payments.
Musk’s sweeping offer of $1 million daily giveaways has drawn both scrutiny and applause from election law experts. Some argue Musk’s incentive program may navigate a legal gray area by focusing on petition signings rather than voter registrations, though others caution that this could be interpreted as skirting the line.
Mark Cuban just got grilled on CNBC for opposing all of Kamala Harris's central promises.
Capital gains tax: "I would campaign against her."
Eliminating the filibuster: "I'm against that."
Joe Kernen: "What DO you like?"
(He just wants influence)pic.twitter.com/NfRPhWgsLa
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) October 21, 2024