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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon May 18, 2026, 03:06 PM 21 hrs ago

Elon Musk worried about national debt after planting his face between Trump's butt cheeks [View all]

Elon Musk does not often sound like a fiscal policy analyst. But in a Fox News interview that has been recirculating widely as the US approaches another deficit milestone, he made a comparison that is hard to ignore.

He compared the country to a person heading for bankruptcy. And the numbers now being reported by federal budget watchdogs suggest the comparison may not be as hyperbolic as it first sounds.

"A country is no different from a person," Musk said in a Fox Business interview. "If a country overspends and doesn't spend wisely, just like a person, the country will go bankrupt."

He went further, saying the problem was personal for him.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/elon-musk-has-a-stark-message-on-americans-and-the-economy/ar-AA23r97y

Because you were personally responsible for part of it you Ketamine addled moron.

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Elmo wants everyone to work harder and to tighten their belts so that he OGBuzz 21 hrs ago #1
"A country is no different from a person," genxlib 21 hrs ago #2
And the other minor fact that mr715 19 hrs ago #15
Johnny Bucks Johnny2X2X 21 hrs ago #3
He's only "worried" about it because Republicans might be kicked to the curb in November durablend 21 hrs ago #4
It's a prelude to the usual "Two Santa Claus" theory that the Rethugs always enact when the Dems get in power. OMGWTF 19 hrs ago #13
This DOGEbag needs to be stuffed purr-rat beauty 20 hrs ago #5
Really Elon? After all the trillions of dollars you saved by slashing the no_hypocrisy 20 hrs ago #6
He and his dodgy team mostly went after the agencies mwmisses4289 18 hrs ago #18
Well the $10B we just 'saved' by dropping the IRS lawsuit is the first drop put back in the bucket. dickthegrouch 20 hrs ago #7
If Elon and his shit companies paid their fair share flvegan 20 hrs ago #8
Send him to Mars Roy Rolling 20 hrs ago #9
NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! Shipwack 20 hrs ago #10
Countries also serve their mzmolly 19 hrs ago #12
If a person (or country) brings in more money, that is a solution mzmolly 19 hrs ago #11
The two Santa Clause theory reappears! Bobstandard 19 hrs ago #14
Well, then it's time to raise taxes the people who've been making out like bandits for the last 45 years JHB 18 hrs ago #16
Doge cost the US more money than it saved Johonny 18 hrs ago #17
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