Elon Musk Is Making Money Off Of The US Taxpayer

[Baron2024]

The federal government has paid SpaceX some $20 billion since 2008. The largest awards were for taking astronauts to and from the International Space Station, and resupplying the ISS. SpaceX has also won contracts to build a lunar-landing vehicle, and provide launch services to the Defense Department, among others.

Now this guy is going to come in and start slashing government programs, probably a lot of programs that provide support to children, the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and the poor. So it is not government waste when Musk makes billions off of the backs of tax payers, but it is government waste when you want to feed a kid or help out a poor or elderly person. Musk should give all of his government money back to the taxpayer then.

[Meowmee]

1. Agree

Since he is not a citizen how is he allowed to have a position in this ‘“ administration”?

Edit, I just looked up that he is a citizen now but I believe he was here illegally for a while maybe?

[JohnSJ]

2. There is something the regular person can do. Leave his twitter platform, find an alternative, boycott buying teslas

and solar city solar panels.

[Groundhawg]

3. My wife makes money off the US taxpayer.

[Baron2024]

5. Government Work

Government work and contracting is fine. Musk is exploiting the US Government for multi-billion dollar profit and now plans to slash programs. That is different from your average government worker or contractor.

[Klarkashton]

4. According to the Elon bros it's a private business

That does all that shit on those own dime. Honest to God.

[Kablooie]

6. The company provided services for which they deserve to be paid.

The fact Musk was the CEO should not be part of the calculation.

But if Musk starts slashing programs that provide services to citizens, then he needs to be held responsible.
Companies that provide products and services that he heads should not suffer if they continue to do what they promised to do.

[tulipsandroses]

7. Sure. Who looks into what they are paid to make sure there is no" waste" there?

When I worked for clinics that were funded by the government or had government contracts - that was a big deal. Yearly training videos on avoiding waste and snitching on co-workers that engage in waste. LOL. Yes photocopying pictures your kid needs for his book report is waste and it should be reported. Wasting photo copy paper is a no no.
I remember the conversations we had in the office about taking toilet paper home during the beginning phase of Covid. Running joke, but possibly a fireable offense.
So yeah, who looks into the Musk books to make sure that they are not overcharging or wasting?

[Kablooie]

9. I agree.

It is valid to investigate to make sure Musk is not skimming excessive profits into his own pocket.

[KentuckyWoman]

8. The whole point of MAGA is to steal America blind.

Kleptocracy. Take Betsy DaVos enriching herself off the border kids ripped from their families and thrown into foster homes she owned - and blast it by millions of people at the trough.

Steel for the wall... Trump's Russian friends.
Deportation and homeless camp private contractors.
Oklahoma and the $60 Trump Bibles ( kickbacks to be discover later)
Elmo and SpaceX - Starlink -

The only reason any of them are on his coat tails is grift and greed. All of them. Just follow the money... if you can.

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Edit to add that not every government contractor is a scam artist. If the best company to do the job just happens to know Trump and is paid fairly for work well given... I don't consider that theft. That's how it should be.