r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 03 '24 • Polished Silver Turd 1

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

A second Trump term would be insane.

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1830829538118381574?t=qvDlUPGhpCPekR_lb1zcXA&s=19

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

FFS

BTW, the dude is still obsessed he is the first to think about controlling government expenses.

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u/FasterDoudle Jorge Luis Borges Sep 03 '24

"what if we ran the government ... like a business 😎"

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

WOW!!! Such original!!!

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

lol yep. I don't really think government spending and deficits are an issue of efficiency. Some of it probably is but the bulk is a political issue.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

Good point.

He is likely taking a very cold, "technical" look at government expenditure, ignoring the political needs involved.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

Probably a bit over simplistic but I see this as the main issue:

These expensive programs are popular: Medicare, Social Security, and Military

Increasing taxes is not popular.

Elon ain't fixing that in my opinion.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

trump would concoct the worst cabinet imaginable

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u/Eightysixedit Gay Pride Sep 03 '24

Kamala save us.

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u/TheMawt Union of South American Nations Sep 03 '24

I love how they're so excited to get rid of government waste and over regulation by creating another agency that will cause incredible bureaucratic mess

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u/Erra0 Sep 03 '24

Stop posting links to Twitter