Nothing is gonna change. There maybe some ppl who will get fired and their departments get dismantled(primarily departments that affect corporations like spaceX or oil industry), but apart from that there's nothing that will change. First thing Elon will do is to get rid of all the regulations affecting his own companies.
“Cities will be less safe” how? “Inflation gonna go nuts” why? “Theres so much waste” call out some specific waste? No? Ok. He isn’t treating you like adults, he’s throwing your favorite catchphrases back at you because you don’t have the attention span to listen to someone describe policy. He didn’t make a single detailed statement and you think that means he’s treating you like an adult? Pathetic.
The overwhelming majority of money government spends goes to Americans that don't feel like providing for themselves. That accounts for 75% of all spending, because 38% of Americans now suckle off the government teat. That's 50% of U.S. households. So if you're looking for people to blame, those are your villains. Their unwillingness to take care of themselves is destroying the economy.
Yeah, most Americans are too complacent anyway. Also truth is if Elon posed any true threat to the status quo, he would end up "kermitting superslide" from a 20 story balcony. And on a side note, has anyone here ever wondered why we will never hear from types like Jeff Eppystein, or P Diddly, or the attempted "Rump assassin"? Probably because those in power don't want any secrets getting out @loluspololus
@@loluspololus Yeah, truth is if Elon posed any true threat to the status quo, he would end up "kermitting superslide" from a 20 story balcony. And on a side note, has anyone here ever wondered why we will never hear from types like Jeff Eppystein, or P Diddly, or the attempted "Rump assassin"? Probably because those in power don't want any secrets getting out @loluspololus
The bureaucracy has millions of employees who are defined as "non-essential." The government shouldn't have any employees who are non-essential." Zero.
i might say that if you fire the non-essential workers in a company, most of the time all the people doing actual work are fired. Because too many lazy managers and people who are in their position, not because of skill but because they know someone, decides who is essential and who is not.
Remember Elon thought most twitter staff were non essential. What does he know of the average requirements of citizens? He can't even tell you how many twitter users are real. Regardless, he treats twitter like a true representation of the world. He is as deluded as trump.
@@steviegbcool Easy to criticize Elon when you do the things he does. He's done way more good for humanity than the government or you and I. You and I will be long forgotten for our contributions for mankind.
@@steviegbcool He's not hoarding millions, there will always be haves and have not. Being envious of successful people is a bad habit to develop. i'll tell you a rich person who is much worse, George Soros.
I have always wondered why more people don't talk about this.... The Federal Government is the largest employer in the country! How is that not instantly a giant red flag to everyone?? Anyone having money stolen from them by the government (aka paying taxes) every paycheck should be infuriated with how carelessly those tax dollars are spent. It's Disgusting
The rich pay the majority of these taxes. But they have the smallest amount of votes. So it kind of sucks to be them but not really because they can buy politicians and sway non-wealthy voters in many ways to get what they want out of government. Elon is a great example of this.
@@Deedeedee214 Where rich men buy media companies, to spout the half lies, the uneducated are not smart enough to spot. Get big money out of politics or you can be assured only the super wealthy (billionaires) will do well. There is no American dream for most. Hasn't been for 25 years.
Why do most people on here not read anything? Numerous generals have signed a petition to say Trump is a clear and present danger to you all if he gets in. One has backed trump.
This man could singlehandedly end world hunger for 5-10 years. What a dumb thing to say about a man whose only actual accomplishments involve buying & selling large companies, half of which are currently trash heaps with terrible stock performance - AND committing securities fraud by repeatedly lying to Americans about fake product roadmaps. True patriot
"Win win win2. Just what Boris Johnson said before he demolished the UKs export economy, by doing Brexit. Perhaps you shouldn't vote for Trump? Of course you will and then learn the same way we did about the worst form of narcissistic politicians. Good luck you'll need it.
Many years ago, probably the 1980’s, there was a $800.00 hammer for the military. It was a standard ball peen, nothing special. The cost was due to the silly tests required to meet certain milspecs. I saw numerous cases where money could have been saved. Every Sept, we’d have to spend whatever excess allocated money we had for the year, if not, we received that much less the follow year. We also had to fly our allocated training hours, and if not, we didn’t get them the following year. Training flight hours were (properly still are) converted into dollars, and if, for instance, the unit was allocated 1500 flight training hours, there was a conversion that equated money. It factored in fuel, parts, replacement equipment, contracted maintenance (routine maintenance was accomplished by military, so it didn’t matter), and our civilian manning. Where it got real difficult is when we had numerous deployments or missions that were funded by someone else. The hours we flew didn’t affect our allocated training hours, so every year we’d have to just go and burn hours. I spent one weekend flying 25 hours and didn’t really do anything, we just had to burn the hours. I remember being deployed and needing to spend $50,000.00 in about 2 weeks, or we’d lose it the next year. Yep, we did it, and actually purchased things we needed. I retired 20 years ago, and suspect the same thing still happens.
They buy hammers from companies and other tools for 800 dollars because then those companies make super high tech shit for us. Do you still believe that something that was made in the 90s like the b2 stealth bomber is the most expensive thing we have in the military and still the most advanced craft? We can’t let congress or even the senate know what we are making and we sure as shit can’t tell the people because if we did then all our enemies would know about it as well. To put it simply we have to create loop holes in the budget to not show our hand because if we do we lose tactical advantage over the enemy.
Ronnie Reagan was president then and he nothing about it. All he did was deregulate the banking system which cost tax payers billions if not trillions of dollars to straighten that Reagan fiasco out.
The problem with Government entities is they don't have to make a profit of their own accord. The money still rolls in even from the worst results. All anyone has to do is go down to the Dept. of motor vehicles and you can recognize the attitude that they have no "customers". They think we are there to do THEIR bidding. Try running a company like that in the private sector and see how long it lasts.
I spent my working life in communications. One government contract for comm gear had an error rate requirement of less that 1 bit error per million bytes to the 16 power. One of our guys applied that to a T1 (high speed at the time) and calculated that running at 100% it would take over a 1,000 years to push that amount of data to prove reliability. I never checked his figures but sounds typical of governement.
@@gerryparker7699Nah, corruption is a culture matter. Something as basic and “innocent” as selling junk food as a student to other students in school, or cheating on an exam as a teenager. That’s where it starts.
@@smith9808 Why should that stop him, the republicans and billionaires don't think they have to abide by the constitution or laws of the land. They want to junk the constitution anyway.
I don't really see why this is funny. Obviously, humanity needs to expand to self sufficient colonies beyond Earth at some point. We might be the only civilization in the universe for all we know, and if Earth is destroyed by nuclear war, an asteroid impact or some other cataclysm, that's it and no more consciousness anywhere, just emptiness for billions of lightyears.
I also believe that when they take our money, they need to tell us what they are using it for and have proof of it. We should be able to vote whether or not we approve of what their using it for. Because we are unable to believe much in anyone anymore. We need just like the government, lawyers,.....wants from us a copy of our so-called money that is being used and proof of where our $$$ is going so we can determine where and if we want it to be used for those reasons. One thing I do not agree with is using my money for abortions and.... i and others in the world should not have to give what we do not approve of. You higher-ups think you are higher than GOD. You think God isn't watching your every thoughts, actions, of your hearts ❤ well think again. Only GOD knows everyones heart ❤️ and it is corrupt. Only JESUS CAN MAKE IT RIGHT. NO WOUNDER THIS WORLD IS IN THE STATE IT'S IN . SO AGAIN WE ( I ) WANT PROOF OF WHERE MY $$$ IS BEING USED FOR.
I agree. I’m tired of BILLIONS of taxpayer money going to some shitty settlement illegally built in Palestine. The facist government of ‘Israel’ is committing genocide against the native Palestinians. And as American taxpayers, we are supposed to sit idle and accept that we are indirectly paying for it?
I absolutely agree! As a Christian I cannot condone abortions and as a taxpayer I cannot fund it. Of course, an individual should be free to choose as they like but they shouldn't try and make me the taxpayer pay for it when it violates my religious beliefs. That is incredibly immoral.
You are absolutely right I live in Canada and I want the same thing they are using our money for their pleasure we have a real TRUDOLPH in our home land and he is destroying us.I pray for our country and yours and I am seeing some real good men trying to make a better and prosperous country for you guys bless you all 😎✌🏻🇨🇦
Both Kennedy and Trump have suggested we use blockchain technology to track of government spending. This will allow the books to be open for review by the citizens.
The government SHOULD set the example as far as cost cutting/ efficiency. It SHOULD be hard for private companies to get to an even comparable level of cost cutting/ efficiency as the government. This is the way it should be.
@@Iukereigns3460 less government doesn't necessarily mean disband entire branches. it means less involvement and red-taping that hinders innovation and growth. Perfect example - housing permitting.
IMO Musk wouldn't be allowed to fire anybody he wishes due to federal laws...but I think he would be allowed to specifically assign duties to workers in time frames and then fire them if they don't accomplish the tasks on time.
@@cary7721 I take it that you think 80 to 90% of bureaucrats are inefficient? I think one of the main problems is that bureaucrats have some solutions to problems that can't possibly be effected because their bosses didn't think of the solution or want to claim the solution for themselves. I remember working in a shop with lots of chemicals. A rule was instituted that first we had to get the MSR's (material safety data sheets) for all chemicals, then get rid of all chemicals with a number over one. That rule crippled the shop for almost all activities in the shop. Then another rule was instituted that we had to have the list of the chemicals with amounts placed in the hazardous chemical locker...none of which were hazardous and if they were; then that is exactly the wrong place to have the list and inventory. The list could be burnt up and the fire people wouldn't have the key to the locker. Oh yes, water was considered to be a hazardous chemical by the authorities.
I have an easy course of action: -No more unions in government labor -dmv open on the weekends with 3rd parties like AAA being allowed to conduct 100% of dmv services That'd make 90% of everyday life better already
First and foremost should be a 5% reduction across the board in every department budget. Followed by a full financial audit of every federal department spanning back 5 years. If there are any funds unaccounted for then all salaries will be frozen until the funds are 100% accounted. Some contractor got paid $5 million for window cleaning services at a federal building? Provide the bidding approval process.
YO ELON ----ZERO BASE BUDGETING --- No More Feds THROWING $$$ Out the Window EVERY Q4 and Saying..... SEE, WE SPENT ALL OUR MONEY from LAST YEAR --- GIVE US MORE ! ! ! --- Easily saves $500 BILLION a year right there !
@@donnybrooks71 Massive audits are "standard practice". Elon 's idea is sack everyone then interview and re-employ the necessary few, as with X. Sounds harsh but his idea of 2 years severance pay allowing everyone to pay their mortgage etc while they find a new job that they're suited to, is incredibly astute.
I used to work for a government contracting firm and my inspector told me a company got an order for 100m worth of bolts because the procurement lady got the price and quantity confused so there was 2 extra zeros. She was transfered to a different division, retrained, and given a raise. While not that crazy, i myself got an order for $326k only to make and destroy each part because they accidentally had me make the wrong part. Took 9mo to get paid on that.
Most Americans don't understand how the government spends money. There are crazy concepts that are at play like if an office doesn't spend all of the money it receives, they are penalized by getting less of a budget the next year. You must buy computers off the GSA approved list even though you can by the exact same item at any office supply store or Best Buy for far less. And my favorite stupid idea is when a multi-year project gets approved and starts, funding gets cut half way through so it is either terminated or drags on so that the costs sky rocket.
To be fair, it was an question he can't possibly respond to. It is like asking him what he would cut in twitter before he bought it had the opportunity to open the books. He would need to be able to properly evaluate what was in front of him before even being able to think about it.
@@northernperspective00 Strange. Donney T says all sorts of half truths and bare faced lies. He doesn't let facts get in the way of what he want to do.
I had a minuscule role for a governmental education institution and I always treated any funds that I were to expand as if it were my own. Guaranteed not everybody did this!! The higher the rank the more that was wasted
Wait there are ppl who thoguht this was a good answer? WHAT Hahaha. For context I've studied IR my entire life. Ig we are just different ppl but holy shit ppl we can't be this dumb (and btw fk kamala too Not abt that). Generally speaking if you're hearing exactly what you want to hear, that's not a good sign. In this case, I'm worried you're not worried they don't have any plans.
My coworker has a wife who works in government he says for everyday she works they get 2 hours of vacation and get to use it freely. So we are paying for her to work 4 days a week but get paid for 5.....i wonder how much this goes on with every government job?
@d.fiammata538 okay? If your a company and want to offer that benefit for your employe that's up to you! The united states government is not a company! Making tax payers pay for non essential government workers who move as fast as snails and are less productive then me when I'm asleep shouldn't be able to work 4 days out of the week while taxpayer's pay !!!
lol, everyone knows if you get a government job, you won't ever be fired, and there's security to just chill and do the minimum work all the time because the gov will just print money to cover any debts
@@Astrojamusmost governments offer their workers good benefits or pensions but lower wages. It is a way of retaining people without competing with the market on hourly rate.
Forbes Breaking News can you please make sure there is audio on both left and right of headphones. Some of us are hard or hearing in one or the other ear.
The thing about the government is, not only are they wasteful, you have private companies leeching off of government contracts. If Elon wants the government to be more efficient, private entities will need to lose their jobs too.
@@00M6TA yes this is true it’s just how fast it goes up. With the free money that came from both the previous president/congress and current president/congress that allowed inflation to go higher than usual but with the most recent bills passed and acts taken by the Federal Reserve is what allowed inflation to be cooled and come down from where it was. What I can say is that at least this current president/congress and Federal Reserve Board made steps to help bring inflation down from its high when free money first started to be given out (during President Trump’s Term).
@@bigwill1890democrats like to name bills the opposite of what they will achieve, giving another 100 billion dollars that we don't have to Ukraine and Israel does not help inflation.
Hope, enthusiasm, and industrious effort for a better Future, OR turning in ourselves and devolving into a stagnate poor, broken and suspicious people. That is the choice we have. Make your Vote count. Thanks Elon...!
The technology and resources that we will use and extract from Mars, the Moon, and the asteroid belt will bring about amazing rewards. The Space Race alone brought us the tech that we use in our everyday lives. If you want to fix the Earth, then you must look beyond it.
People like you will try to make sure we don't get to Mars. What do YOU do? Don't tell other people what they should dream of and work on and spend THEIR money on! You would tell Einstein to go plow a field!
Totally understand your mind set. Nasa spent around 50 billion on SLS (Heavy lift Rocket for Moon) and Orion (Space Capsule) in the last 15 years or so and we have a giant rocket that cost around a billion to launch and is not reusable. With Elon 1 billion dollars equalls like 100 starships that are even reusable. When Genius arise in human history its important to suport them. If the government would have supported Nicola Tesla our military tech and civilian tech would have been progressed faster making the USA more powerful in the world.
@@bluehills38 Remember that disastrous interview between Trump and Musk on Twitter/Eggs? Remember how gleefully Trump laughed about Musk firing a bunch of workers thinking about organizing? Musk laughed along as well.
@@dustinDraig Twitter was a total sh1t show before Musk bought it, then he came along and cleaned house and Twitter/X runs much better now with more features and with less staff and less censorship.
Not being pro-union is not 'anti-little guy'. This is indicative of waning union support for Harris compared to contemporaries. Laughing at firing 70% of a workforce at Twitter, and it still running fine is also a measured a response due to the sheer absurdity that a company losing so much money had the poor judgment to hire so much excess glut for years prior.
@@tmog1000 why is it a problem, in a country so renowned for racism, to give consideration to.onclusove policies? Empathy, or woke as you call it, is also not a weakness, why is consideration for others such a problem?
Why increase taxes if you can just spend it more efficiently and give the people more for the taxes they are paying. Seems good enough to actually win an election on its own.
Hold on. The guy that burned through $44billion USD on an unprofitable company, gutting and plummeting its value over night. This same guy wants to oversee national spending? 😂🤡
Elon Musk, you have children...do you teach them about what is right and wrong? Teach them about basic decency? Respect? Honesty? Or tell them them that it's ok to lie, to hate and insult?
12 kids to 3 different woman? The picture of Evangelical values. Divorce isn’t a problem even if a tad expensive. Funny, didn’t trump have 3 wives too? Maybe there’s a 3 wives club.
And what about your Kamala who had relationship with a married man, who is the only reason why she was „installed“ on certain positions. That does not bother you at all?
Yes I am sure he showed them how they hid Joey from the people till he was exposed in June and then never gave the Dems a chance to vote for candidates. I was an indepen. for most of my life but the left is crazy bunch of liars anymore.
@@Kainis80 yeah, and don't forget to glue my evil mustache on in the morning. do you think a hat would be too much, or is this mockery passing off for a valid augument?
@@Evan.280not reduced enough... Elon said somewhere else that NASA, BOEING space research contracts costs sometimes 12x more than SpaceX for the same job and they get the contracts instead of SpaceX
Why are there 438 Federal Agencies? There has to be a huge amount of overlap. Why are they allowed to make rules that should be in the hands of Congress per the Constitution ⁉️
its more a billionaire that built his companies and understands capital allocation - then again there's two ways to view it, the ones who want as much as they can for themselves, and people who think about america as a whole and where its trending. thats why everyone should just go out and vote who they want in office!
America needs leaders who advocate for a strong, military, a vibrant economy, who are pro entrepreneur and firmly believe in free speech and other constitutional protections. Leaders who sincerely believe in the American Dream and the right of its people to "Earn" it. What America doesn't need is leaders whose prime directive is to increase their personal wealth, who advocate for weak congressional oversight, unobstructed insider trading, excessive regulation and are hungry for every taxpayer funded perk they can muster. America needs leaders that are America First! What we have now is leadership that is hell bent on turning America into a first rate third world country. SAD!
Yeah we know what deregulation does to the economy. Anybody remember 2008 6 years of deregulation 2001- 2006 we see where That got the United States economy in the dump
You mean a lack of regulatory oversight those years, not deregulation. Also it would not have made a difference because both parties were actively pushing banks to continue lending to low-grade borrowers.
