Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJeff Stein @JStein_WaPo : By leading a commission *outside* government, as announced today,
To state something very obvious to people following this closely (but maybe less obvious to others?):
By leading a commission *outside* government, as announced today, Musk does not have to divest his personal financial holdings when making recommendations to the White House on the federal spending and regulations he wants cut
11:18 PM · Nov 12, 2024
·
Link to tweet
Always scheming, always.
10 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Jeff Stein @JStein_WaPo : By leading a commission *outside* government, as announced today, (Original Post)
Passages
Nov 2024
OP
Yeah, we KNEW this was coming. This is just the way the world is going to work.
Happy Hoosier
Nov 2024
#1
It's called Looting Democracy. They need to be stopped. You must stop them, POTUS Joe Biden.
jaxexpat
Nov 2024
#9
And with the ridiculous excuse of "we don't want to look like them", there will be no investigation before January.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2024
#10
Happy Hoosier
(9,614 posts)1. Yeah, we KNEW this was coming. This is just the way the world is going to work.
We wanted Star Trek, They voted in Blade Runner.
Irish_Dem
(82,267 posts)2. The whole point is for Trump and Musk to get richer.
To take money from the US government for themselves.
And of course have the fun of being cruel and hurting people.
Passages
(4,488 posts)3. Yep. Looting.
Irish_Dem
(82,267 posts)5. Take every dollar they can get their hands on.
mopinko
(73,909 posts)4. that's the real call for these authoritarians- the looting.
thats rly the point in the end. govt to line their pockets, not serve the ppl.
Irish_Dem
(82,267 posts)6. Public service and the common good mean nothing to them.
In fact they loathe the concepts.
mopinko
(73,909 posts)7. they think all that's for suckers and losers.
yup. thats who they r.
Irish_Dem
(82,267 posts)8. yes only suckers and losers think of other people and work for the people.
jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)9. It's called Looting Democracy. They need to be stopped. You must stop them, POTUS Joe Biden.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)10. And with the ridiculous excuse of "we don't want to look like them", there will be no investigation before January.