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Musk can influence policy and secure billions

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Mar 23, 2025.

  1. PITBOSS

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    Musk’s role allows him to cancel contracts and secure billions for his companies.
    trump fired the oversight offices that monitor corruption and conflict of interest in our gov.



    2 articles- there are more.

    “Elon Musk’s role in the White House allows him to cancel contracts and influence policy, potentially benefiting his companies.

    The odds of Elon getting whatever Elon wants are much higher today,”

    particularly after Mr. Trump fired officials charged with investigating ethics violations and potential conflicts of interest.”


    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/...ytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare



    Musk, whose businesses have a number of Defense Department contracts, met U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for 80 minutes

    The opportunities for his companies, SpaceX in particular, under Trump could drive billions of dollars of revenue to his firms. “

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/el...n-staff-who-leaked-new-york-times-2025-03-21/
     
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  2. G8trGr8t

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    Does MAGA care?

    Can you imagine if this was Soros?
     
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  3. thomadm

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    Do the Dems even care at this point? Schumer didn't seem too. Maybe it's what I've been saying for awhile is both parties are corrupt. Your choice is Walmart vs Target... All shit made in China funded by Oligarchs.
     
  4. G8trGr8t

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    what happens to gubmnt during a shutdown? Each and every decision made by the executive branch? what damage could be done during a shutdown? Would a shutdown be doge on steroids and that is what they want?
     
  5. thomadm

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    All the shutdown does is give the pubs the power to take $ away they don't agree with faster. They both have $ corruption in contracts and grants, but notice only the ones that get cut by doge are political, like Dept of Ed, SSA and the usaid? Have they cut F-35? Nope. Have they cut border patrol? Nope, in fact they are increasing their budget.

    Both are corrupt as hell. To truly get the corruption out, you need to flatten the budget burden on taxes and no loopholes. That won't happen unless it's grassroots, and that won't happen unless shit gets real bad, bad enough the avg is voter grabs the pitchfork...
     
  6. Gator515151

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    Do you seriously think Musk is in this for the money?
     
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  7. G8trGr8t

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    he is in it for the access to the data and the opportunity to bury his company so deep into the systems that it becomes sole source provider

    you think he is like trump and doing it because he want to make america great ..seriously..o_O..you funny
     
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  8. GratefulGator

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    Will this admin take over NHTSA or abolish it to allow Musk and Tesla unregulated access to self-driving cars
     
  9. G8trGr8t

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    yes. without that, the dcamera system cannot process info fast enough

    first step, liability legislation sponsored by those elon funds. without insurance, the whole thing is worthless
     
  10. gaterzfan

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    Well, maybe indirectly through the elimination of the IRS??!! lol

    Elon Musk Disguises IRS Building As Tesla Dealership So Democrats Will Burn It Down


    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Proponents of eliminating the federal income tax rejoiced today as Elon Musk cleverly disguised the Internal Revenue Service headquarters as a Tesla dealership so Democrats would burn it down.

    The billionaire inventor and entrepreneur hatched the genius plan to cover the main IRS building with Tesla emblems and signage, which goaded angry Democrats to launch a large-scale firebomb attack against the building.

    "This'll show Musk who's boss! Burn it to the ground!" one enraged leftist reportedly shouted before throwing a Molotov cocktail through a window of the IRS building. "This looks different from any other Tesla dealership I've ever seen. It's almost like a really old government building. Oh well. It's all got to go. Everything he owns must be destroyed."

    When reached for comment, Musk was quietly pleased that his plan had worked. "It was quite a simple idea, really," he said. "If Democrats are trying to burn down anything belonging to me, why not redirect that anger in a useful way to burn down something that should be demolished? For the cost of a few Tesla signs, we've now freed the American people from the terrible burden of excessive taxation. Ironically, once the rubble of the IRS building is cleared, we will, in fact, build an enormous new Tesla dealership in its place."To