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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Dec 17, 2024, 09:39 PM Dec 17

Elon Musk's mom faces backlash after saying people should have children even if they can't afford them [View all]

Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, is facing criticism after suggesting that people should have children regardless of whether or not they can afford them.

On Sunday (December 15), the billionaire’s mother appeared on Fox and Friends with Rachel Campos-Duffy, where she was asked about her response on X (formerly Twitter) last month to a comedian who claimed that it was too expensive to have children. In her post, Musk argued that if certain expenses such as going out to eat were eliminated it was possible to still start a family.

“Having children is the greatest gift in your life. When Elon was born, we were in a small two-bedroom apartment overlooking a garage. When Kimbal was born, we moved to a two-bedroom apartment with a view. When Tosca was born, we moved to a two-bedroom house. All in the same area,” her response began.

“We didn’t go out for dinner nor to the movies. As my former husband was promoted at the engineering firm, we upgraded our lifestyle. He then opened his own engineering firm, and we could move to a beautiful home in a better area.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-mom-faces-backlash-180622388.html

Product of apartheid.

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More workers to support the rich Jaydog Dec 17 #1
She's an Idiot. Cha Dec 17 #2
Jesus. It really is true: the idle rich live in mortal terror of a labor deficit. Aristus Dec 17 #3
Is that what Dobbs is about? moondust Dec 17 #8
They sure wouldn't want to lose their multimillion-dollar salaries and bonuses. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 17 #12
I read it when it came out, and I admit I haven't re-read it. But some of my most enduring memories Hekate Dec 18 #14
Righteous rants like this one of yours is what keeps me coming back to DU UniqueUserName Dec 18 #16
Thank you kindly Hekate Dec 24 #18
Insame mutterings from the "good stock" Musk comes from. Who believes that the richest man ever live first in... brush Dec 17 #4
If you can't feed em', don't breed em'. Trellastic Dec 17 #5
See my post #14 above, for what's included in Dobbs if you want to be infuriated Hekate Dec 18 #15
Dinner and a movie are breaking the bank. Not rent, utilities, groceries, school loans, insurance, transportation. Solly Mack Dec 17 #6
Like the arguments that if you ate less avacado toast DBoon Dec 17 #7
No shit, right? I grew up in a single parent, 4 kids household. Not going out to eat or to the movies wasn't something Solly Mack Dec 17 #9
And don't forget the outrageous expenditures on Ilsa Dec 17 #11
Let them eat cake roscoeroscoe Dec 17 #10
If one cannot afford dinner or a movie (or . . .gasp. .both) then one sure niyad Dec 17 #13
Product of apartheid. malaise Dec 18 #17
I thought Elon was born in a stable and laid in a manger. Crunchy Frog Dec 24 #19
Yeah, because 1970s South Africa was just like 2024 USA. GoCubsGo Dec 24 #20
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