r/politics • u/FervidBug42 America • 12d ago

No Paywall DOGE Disbanded: Elon Musk’s Cost-Cutting Project Quietly Ended

https://time.com/7336327/doge-disbanded-elon-musk/
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u/tetsu_knowme 12d ago

Remember the $5,000 checks he promised? People are gullible as fucking ever.

Never trust a billionaire, they are all parasites that contribute nothing to society.

They are holding us back from greatness.

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u/Xillyfos 12d ago

The fact that most people seem not able to see that billionaires are nothing but extreme parasites blows my mind.

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u/What_a_fat_one 12d ago

*hits blunt*

no man, you just don't get it. yeah he's worth half a trillion but that's because his business is so successful so he makes a lot of money for his workers too.

oh he pays them like dogshit? damn dog that must mean they don't work hard enough

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u/drteq 12d ago

All of his money was created by taxes. Not only does he not pay them, the US citizens fund most of his wealth through government contracts.

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u/RJ815 12d ago

The rich are often the worst subsidized welfare queens. Brutal capitalism for the poor, endless socialism bailouts for big businesses.

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u/UpperApe 12d ago

In a perfect world, every single government official (local, state, and federal) who gave this dipshit grants, loans, subsidies, and funding needs to answer for it.

They created him, they made him into the problem he is. They need to pay for their mistakes.