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Mark Ruffalo is one actor who never shies away from voicing his opinions on political matters. In his latest tweet, Ruffalo shared a report about America’s largest companies committing tax evasion scams. He shared that while the general public blames each other for matters such as economic, health, education, and social inequalities, these greedy companies are benefiting from shifting the blame.
The report shared by Ruffalo comes from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which finds that America’s largest companies dodged nearly $300 billion in federal corporate income taxes from 2018 to 2022. It is not the first time Ruffalo has taken to X against the rich and the powerful.
Mark Ruffalo Criticizes American Companies Allegedly Committing Tax Frauds
Marvel starMark Ruffaloexpressed his frustration with the largest companies in America on social media for reportedly evading taxes worth $300 billion. According to a study published by theInstitute on Taxation and Economic Policy, many large American companies use loopholes and special tax breaks to pay no tax or taxes well below their 21% tax rate.
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Ruffalo was not only angry with the“greedy companies”, but he also criticized the general public for ignoring this factor eating away at their scarce resources. In his tweet, Ruffalo shared that these greedy companies make Americans constantly blame each other for the economic, health, education, and social inequalities and scarcity issues. Ruffalo suggests that this tactic of the companies makes sure that the public doesn’t aim their rage at them.
Ruffalo shared that the fights over social inequalities and scarce resources are diverting attention away from the real culprits — the companies making record profits. According to the report, all 342 companies examined were profitable in the five years covered by the report. However, 109 of these companies paid zero federal income taxes and even scored $14.34 billion in federal tax rebates.
While we are all at each other’s throats in America today over economic, health, education and social inequalities and scarcity issues, these greedy companies make record profits. These companies know the way to keep them from paying their taxes and seeing who is to blame for our…
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo)July 09, 2025
While many comments under his tweet appreciated the actor for speaking out against the issue, some people criticized thePoor Thingsactor’s remark. While many admitted that these greedy companies are causing some grievous scarcity issues in society, they wanted the actor to acknowledge the other issues and struggles as well.
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Mark Ruffalo’s political stance and his support for issues like LGBT+ rights and pro-choice are well known among Twitteratis. In 2019, Ruffalo went against the former President of the United States, George W. Bush. When the now infamous host,Ellen DeGeneres, was seen seated next to Bush at an NFL game, many celebrities criticizedThe Ellen Showhost for her friendship with Bush (via TheEllenShow).
When many supported their friendship and talked about showing kindness, theCollateralactor was triggered and criticized the former President on social media. He tweeted that Bush should be brought to justice for war crimes in Iraq.
Sorry, until George W. Bush is brought to justice for the crimes of the Iraq War, (including American-lead torture, Iraqi deaths & displacement, and the deep scars—emotional & otherwise—inflicted on our military that served his folly), we can’t even begin to talk about kindness.https://t.co/dpMwfck6su
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo)June 23, 2025
More recently,Mark Ruffalo took a dig at X Corp CTO and owner, Elon Musk, sharing a report on the Digital Services Act by the European Commission. The report blamed social media giants like Meta and X for inciting the spread of Russian disinformation against Ukraine during the war.
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The Washington Postarticle that shared the report particularly suggested that Elon Musk’s changed Twitter safety standard policies were the root cause for this issue. Ruffalo quote-retweeted The Washington Post’s tweet with the caption,“Surprise, surprise.”
Surprise, surprise.https://t.co/erOubZyEhA
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo)July 19, 2025
WhileThe Avengersactor is hailed as one of the most outspoken actors in Hollywood, some sections also accuse him of being a left propagandist (via Fox News). Mark Ruffalo currently received his fourth Academy Award nomination for playing the role of a debauched lawyer inYorgos Lanthimos‘s science fantasyPoor Things.The film is now available for rent on Amazon or AppleTV+.
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