By Jeremy Manning | PeopleGlobally.com

It’s insane that we live in a world where one man — Elon Musk — can sit on nearly half a trillion dollars, while across America, especially in cities like Boston, people are literally starving in the streets.

I’m not saying Elon caused it. I’m saying we’ve built a system that allows billionaires to grow unchecked while everyday people beg for food, sleep on train station floors, and pray for a warm meal. I see it with my own eyes every day here in Massachusetts — and no amount of wealth, tech, or innovation excuses the silence on this crisis.

When you can afford to send rockets to space, but families can’t even afford eggs at home… that’s not progress — that’s a problem.

And I’m saying this as a Black man, as an entrepreneur, as someone building a company with a mission to speak truth and uplift people. We celebrate billionaires like superheroes, but who’s really saving the world?

Here’s the truth:

Elon Musk’s net worth: ~$480 billion (as of mid-2025) US hunger rate: Over 44 million people — including 1 in 5 children — live in food-insecure households Boston & Massachusetts: One of the highest disparities in food access despite being the richest state per capita SNAP & food stamps: Being cut or limited as billionaires enjoy tax breaks

This isn’t hate. It’s a wake-up call.

We need more billionaires actually stepping in, not just tweeting. Because right now? People are dying in a land full of excess.

We need real answers, real aid, and a rethinking of what success means.

We’re not just watching — we’re saying something.