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Dulcinea

(8,577 posts)
Thu May 29, 2025, 08:08 AM May 29

It's not just Elon Musk. Other Trump tech allies are turning on his 'big, beautiful bill.'

(Yahoo Finance) Elon Musk has announced his opposition to a second major plank of Donald Trump's agenda (after previously turning on the president's tariff plans) when he said in a new interview he was "disappointed" by the price tag of Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

The bill "increases the budget deficit ... and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," the world's richest man said in a CBS interview that is scheduled to air in full this weekend.

And Musk is not the only one in the world of tech who has questions.

The opposition to the bill has been in evidence among at least a few of Trump's Silicon Valley allies, largely due to a price tag that could see over $3 trillion in new red ink if the bill is passed, as well as lawmakers declining so far to formalize cuts proposed by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/its-not-just-elon-musk-other-trump-tech-allies-are-turning-on-his-big-beautiful-bill-153318314.html

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It's not just Elon Musk. Other Trump tech allies are turning on his 'big, beautiful bill.' (Original Post) Dulcinea May 29 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Martin68 May 29 #1
it is sad to think that DonCoquixote May 29 #2
Does this mean trumps "allies" are more greedy than him? BOSSHOG May 29 #3
Did Elon really think Trump wants the deficit lowered? Attilatheblond May 29 #4

Response to Dulcinea (Original post)

DonCoquixote

(13,894 posts)
2. it is sad to think that
Thu May 29, 2025, 12:58 PM
May 29

the only reason silicon valley is angry is because Trump did not threaten MORE lives. Who the Hell made them rich by buying their shit?

BOSSHOG

(42,852 posts)
3. Does this mean trumps "allies" are more greedy than him?
Thu May 29, 2025, 02:29 PM
May 29

Asking for a senile neighbor who lives nearby.

Attilatheblond

(6,332 posts)
4. Did Elon really think Trump wants the deficit lowered?
Thu May 29, 2025, 05:32 PM
May 29

Gads, he must be dumber than we thought. Trump never worries about spending, so long as it's not his money. Trump has played actual conservatives and they should have known better.

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