r/politics • u/Dustypigjut Oregon • Nov 27 '24

Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers Soft Paywall

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/business/elon-musk-government-employees-targets/index.html

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u/logicalconflict Nov 27 '24 edited Nov 27 '24

Is anyone surprised that after all this talk Musk's very first target is a relatively small office that helps to fund clean energy startups - you know to help companies who could provide direct competition to Tesla? This is corruption at it's finest.

None of these people give a shit about government efficiency - this will always be about helping certain companies make more money. You know...corruption.

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u/bareboneslite New York Nov 27 '24

"Musk also called out the Department of Energy’s chief climate officer in its loan programs office. The office funds fledgling energy technologies in need of early investment and awarded $465 million to Tesla Motors in 2010, helping to position Musk’s electric vehicle company as an EV industry leader."

The relatively small office that Tesla owes much of its success to. Perfect example of the "fuck you, I got mine" mentality of rich assholes.

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u/roseofjuly Washington Nov 27 '24

And the people who worship him are so fucking stupid that they think they're "owning" someone by simply watching Elon Musk pull the ladder up behind him.

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u/Objective_Dog_4637 Nov 28 '24

I used to wonder how Hitler could ever rise to power and now it all makes perfect sense.

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u/Dramatic-Steak4711 29d ago

For me too! AND I foolishly thought NO ONE would ever, anywhere, elect another demagogue. Or think they'd be ok with one. Especially not here!

But I'm living this nightmare with low vibrational people happy to do it.

And the same cowardice is displayed in the opposition.

I want this Twilight Zone episode to end.