The American Oligarchy: Elon Musk
February 3, 2025
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Let's get to know our billionaire overlords, starting with the one we're all unfortunately too familiar with: Elon Musk.
After Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars to get him elected—$40.25 billion, if you count the in-kind acquisition of Twitter—Trump made the world’s richest head of the newly created and non-governmental Department of Government Efficiency. There, one of the government’s largest contractors will be tasked with trimming about $2 trillion from the federal budget. Or maybe they’ll just harass civil servants until they quit; it’s not really clear what DOGE will be, beyond a dead joke about an internet meme from 2013.
As the billionaires continue to wreak havoc on our government and the rule of law, we're dropping some special video cards for you to get to know a little more about the people stripping our country for parts.
If you're interested in learning more about Trump's unprecedented cabinet of the ultrawealthy, watch the full video on our channel! You can also read Tim Murphy's full article here
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