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Elon has a question. (Original Post) Swede Jul 8 OP
Elon really is as dumb as he looks Skittles Jul 8 #1
Correct. Justice matters. Jul 8 #15
As if DOGE actually was about saving money. Fuck off Leon. live love laugh Jul 8 #2
We'll be lucky if he only increases the debt by $5 trillion. I am predicting $45 trillion by end of his presidency. dutch777 Jul 8 #3
If we can win back the house next year we can prevent that...nt Wounded Bear Jul 8 #21
I think you would need both the house and senate just to get it to his desk.... reACTIONary Jul 9 #29
Did he just wake up after all the drugs? What did he think was going on this whole time newdeal2 Jul 8 #4
That nails it. republianmushroom Jul 8 #5
Trump's quite the spendthrift with our money. Ping Tung Jul 8 #6
Isn't he, though?? ailsagirl Jul 8 #11
Yeah, FO musk... however good question Cha Jul 8 #7
Well, Elon is BidenRocks Jul 8 #8
Dunning-Kruger effect IronLionZion Jul 8 #9
Awwww, Elon! You thought you were so smart! Trueblue Texan Jul 8 #10
Absolutely correct. Gimpyknee Jul 8 #12
Ha! Good answer. Joinfortmill Jul 8 #13
Well, yeah, but... lonely bird Jul 8 #14
When is Elon going to give back all the digital data he stole? FakeNoose Jul 8 #16
i thought that letting eloon scoop up all that data was the point of doge--and that would orleans Jul 8 #22
For his money Spacenazi got to eliminate all federal investigations into his companies kkmarie Jul 9 #23
Elon, you're supposed to be smart enough to not see it coming long, long, before now. msfiddlestix Jul 8 #17
Yeah Loon. That's what happens Seinan Sensei Jul 8 #18
I wonder how much pushing Figarosmom Jul 8 #19
Sucker! area51 Jul 8 #20
Welcome to the world of politics Mr. Musk. patphil Jul 9 #24
Elon Beowulf42 Jul 9 #25
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Elon Musk spent $250 million dollars on a president and all he got was a red hat! Ray Bruns Jul 9 #26
Obviously Eloon never saw this commercial! BlueKota Jul 9 #27
Elon proves that it doesn't take brains to have billions of dollars. phxjurist Jul 9 #28
Too late, you should have asked that question six months ago.... spanone Jul 9 #30

dutch777

(4,631 posts)
3. We'll be lucky if he only increases the debt by $5 trillion. I am predicting $45 trillion by end of his presidency.
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:02 PM
Jul 8

There are all sorts of accounting tricks in the BBB such as assuming many of the tax cuts sunset in X years which is how they did it the last time Trump did tax cuts and now they got extended.

reACTIONary

(6,575 posts)
29. I think you would need both the house and senate just to get it to his desk....
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:49 PM
Jul 9

.... and then he would veto it.

So I don't think this is a mid-term opportunity.

newdeal2

(3,422 posts)
4. Did he just wake up after all the drugs? What did he think was going on this whole time
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:04 PM
Jul 8

Trump flattered him, took his money, and showed him the door when their time was up.

Eloon should feel lucky that he wasn’t asked to spank Trump with a Time magazine.

IronLionZion

(49,479 posts)
9. Dunning-Kruger effect
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:31 PM
Jul 8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities


Trueblue Texan

(3,491 posts)
10. Awwww, Elon! You thought you were so smart!
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:37 PM
Jul 8

It’s hard to find out you’re just another one of T*ump’s chumps, ain’t it? I would have empathy for you, but you know…it’s such a useless emotion.

lonely bird

(2,424 posts)
14. Well, yeah, but...
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:59 PM
Jul 8

The actual purpose is the complete restructuring of government which means a restructuring of society.

FakeNoose

(37,934 posts)
16. When is Elon going to give back all the digital data he stole?
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:05 PM
Jul 8

That's probably worth more than a measly $5 trillion.

orleans

(36,267 posts)
22. i thought that letting eloon scoop up all that data was the point of doge--and that would
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:41 PM
Jul 8

somehow pay him back for the money he put out to get trump in the white house

kkmarie

(273 posts)
23. For his money Spacenazi got to eliminate all federal investigations into his companies
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 01:57 PM
Jul 9

Palantir is now compiling the data from different federal databases.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html

msfiddlestix

(8,114 posts)
17. Elon, you're supposed to be smart enough to not see it coming long, long, before now.
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:05 PM
Jul 8

so, I for one, not buying this see-through game you're playing, go eff yourself in the face why don't ya.

Seinan Sensei

(1,069 posts)
18. Yeah Loon. That's what happens
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:17 PM
Jul 8

when you let your brat kid wipe his buggers on the tRumpster’s desk

Figarosmom

(7,016 posts)
19. I wonder how much pushing
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:27 PM
Jul 8

With responses like this it'll take to get him mad enough to talk about any cheating for trump to win.

patphil

(8,087 posts)
24. Welcome to the world of politics Mr. Musk.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:14 PM
Jul 9

Things are often not what they are purported to be. You got suckered by a master conman, and now have buyer's remorse? You thought all that campaign $$'s bought you a seat at the table. That only lasted until you were done taking the sledge hammer to all those Federal Agencies. Now you no longer have anything to offer that he needs, so adios.
Remember, you have billions of dollars in government contracts that he could terminate at any time. So, be a good boy and don't get out of line, or it's gonna cost you.
You could even be deported.
When you play with fire, you can get burned.

Beowulf42

(275 posts)
25. Elon
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:51 PM
Jul 9

Realize he used you just as he has used and betrayed every human being he has ever come in contact with. He is a super criminal whose likes has never before been seen.

Ray Bruns

(5,415 posts)
26. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Elon Musk spent $250 million dollars on a president and all he got was a red hat!
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 03:27 PM
Jul 9

BlueKota

(4,403 posts)
27. Obviously Eloon never saw this commercial!
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 03:36 PM
Jul 9

If he had he wouldn't have to be asking others question, he himself should have aleady had the answers to. Too bad he scrambled his own brain.

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