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Elon has a question. (Original Post) Swede Jul 2025 OP
Elon really is as dumb as he looks Skittles Jul 2025 #1
Correct. Justice matters. Jul 2025 #15
As if DOGE actually was about saving money. Fuck off Leon. live love laugh Jul 2025 #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 2025 #3
If we can win back the house next year we can prevent that...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2025 #21
I think you would need both the house and senate just to get it to his desk.... reACTIONary Jul 2025 #29
Did he just wake up after all the drugs? What did he think was going on this whole time newdeal2 Jul 2025 #4
That nails it. republianmushroom Jul 2025 #5
Trump's quite the spendthrift with our money. Ping Tung Jul 2025 #6
Isn't he, though?? ailsagirl Jul 2025 #11
Yeah, FO musk... however good question Cha Jul 2025 #7
Well, Elon is BidenRocks Jul 2025 #8
Dunning-Kruger effect IronLionZion Jul 2025 #9
Awwww, Elon! You thought you were so smart! Trueblue Texan Jul 2025 #10
Absolutely correct. Gimpyknee Jul 2025 #12
Ha! Good answer. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #13
Well, yeah, but... lonely bird Jul 2025 #14
When is Elon going to give back all the digital data he stole? FakeNoose Jul 2025 #16
i thought that letting eloon scoop up all that data was the point of doge--and that would orleans Jul 2025 #22
For his money Spacenazi got to eliminate all federal investigations into his companies kkmarie Jul 2025 #23
Elon, you're supposed to be smart enough to not see it coming long, long, before now. msfiddlestix Jul 2025 #17
Yeah Loon. That's what happens Seinan Sensei Jul 2025 #18
I wonder how much pushing Figarosmom Jul 2025 #19
Sucker! area51 Jul 2025 #20
Welcome to the world of politics Mr. Musk. patphil Jul 2025 #24
Elon Beowulf42 Jul 2025 #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 2025 #26
Obviously Eloon never saw this commercial! BlueKota Jul 2025 #27
Elon proves that it doesn't take brains to have billions of dollars. phxjurist Jul 2025 #28
Too late, you should have asked that question six months ago.... spanone Jul 2025 #30

dutch777

(4,891 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, 07:02 PM
Jul 2025

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

(6,982 posts)
29. I think you would need both the house and senate just to get it to his desk....
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:49 PM
Jul 2025

.... and then he would veto it.

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

newdeal2

(4,802 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, 07:04 PM
Jul 2025

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

(50,830 posts)
9. Dunning-Kruger effect
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:31 PM
Jul 2025
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

(4,196 posts)
10. Awwww, Elon! You thought you were so smart!
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:37 PM
Jul 2025

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

(2,778 posts)
14. Well, yeah, but...
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:59 PM
Jul 2025

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

FakeNoose

(40,212 posts)
16. When is Elon going to give back all the digital data he stole?
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:05 PM
Jul 2025

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

orleans

(36,673 posts)
22. i thought that letting eloon scoop up all that data was the point of doge--and that would
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:41 PM
Jul 2025

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

kkmarie

(337 posts)
23. For his money Spacenazi got to eliminate all federal investigations into his companies
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 12:57 PM
Jul 2025

Palantir is now compiling the data from different federal databases.

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

msfiddlestix

(8,162 posts)
17. Elon, you're supposed to be smart enough to not see it coming long, long, before now.
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:05 PM
Jul 2025

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

(1,375 posts)
18. Yeah Loon. That's what happens
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:17 PM
Jul 2025

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

Figarosmom

(9,765 posts)
19. I wonder how much pushing
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:27 PM
Jul 2025

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

patphil

(8,733 posts)
24. Welcome to the world of politics Mr. Musk.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 01:14 PM
Jul 2025

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

(316 posts)
25. Elon
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 01:51 PM
Jul 2025

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

(5,985 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, 02:27 PM
Jul 2025

BlueKota

(5,053 posts)
27. Obviously Eloon never saw this commercial!
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:36 PM
Jul 2025

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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