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In reply to the discussion: Elon Musk Derails Spending Bill Just Before Deadline, [View all]haele
(13,733 posts)They weren't necessary MAGA, but they went with *rump because they've been living in a bubble of selfish misery since COVID and "all these successful" Tech Bros and the Media were backing him.
They thought those smart, successful people knew a better way of governing, cut through all the Red Tape and all that. Like somehow them being rich and successful proved they were smarter than the very Government that enabled those faux engineering geniuses to make their money.
*rump is intellectually lazy, so he'll be okay with Musk running around tearing things down as long as he thinks he benefits, not remembering what happened the last time the Government was shut down during his own term.
However, since it's already being called "Musk's Government Shutdown" in public from people in and out of the government who remember 2018/2019, he might find himself facing a backlash of Musk's doing.
Unless, of course, Musk is willing to give every single American worker affected by the shutdown $1k a week out of his own pocket, with, of course , *rump's "blessing". It won't be enough to protect the small businesses and contractors who will go out business or bankrupt, but hey, it won't cost the American Taxpayer as many Billions of dollars in both lost revenue and economic distress as it would have if he didn't pay people to sit at home while he and his friend play "let's see how far we can tear down Democracy".
Haele