If Musk Blocking a Key Spending Bill Isn’t Oligarchy, I Don’t Know What Is
You may not get access to services you depend on just before the holidays because an unelected billionaire shadow president wanted it that way.
If the government shuts down Saturday, Elon Musk will be largely to blame.
Musk went on a daylong rampage yesterday against the continuing resolution drafted by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his leadership team to keep the government going.
Musk posted nearly nonstop on his social media platform X about how lawmakers must kill it. “Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!” Musk wrote in one post.
Robert Reich December 19, 2024
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