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Uncle Joe

(61,558 posts)
Sat May 3, 2025, 12:24 PM Saturday

Elon Musk's ethical minefield, mapped

CNN- Elon Musk sits at the center of a galaxy of companies and pursuits while also taking point on President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government.

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That the world’s richest man and the president’s top campaign benefactor has been given the opportunity to make his mark across the government is an unprecedented thing in the history of the US.

Musk has bragged, unlike the Buddha, of literally taking a chainsaw to a bureaucracy that is intertwined with his businesses on many different levels.

His companies rely on government contracts and are regulated by government agencies. They’ve been investigated, sued and fined by government investigators.

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/03/politics/federal-government-musk-ethical-minefield-dg

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