I think some tax deductions are insane. But I'll still take them if I can.

Someone may think the home mortgage deduction is unfair and should be abolished. But I do not think that means they are a hypocrite if they take advantage of it.

...he had the option to vote in the less "insane" way for all the years he was eligible and yet by mail is the way he chose on the two occasions he deigned to vote at all. Going to an actual polling site could have "benefitted" him as well but for some reason he didn't bother.

I think that's the Musk perspective here, and it is reasonable... not hypocritical or contradictory. It's certainly possible for someone to think that, as a matter of policy, the government shouldn't do something because of certain downsides, but that doesn't mean that it can't be beneficial for some individuals. He decided it was more beneficial for him to vote by mail than to vote in person, probably because he values his time very highly. The fact that he doesn't think the govt should permit it because it (supposedly) also facilitates fraud is not relevant to his decision about whether or not to avail himself of the convenience that is being offered, even if he'd rather it wasn't, and would gladly sacrifice the convenience if it meant nobody could do it.

Though now that you've made me defend him, I have to shower.

... for the government to offer it? If voting that way is as susceptible to fraud as Musk and Trump and all of their followers would like us to believe then I think that would have been proven by now. And I still say that he has always had the option to vote in person if he is so distrusting of voting by mail. We all value our time.

I couldn't find a way to fit that text AND that context into the subject line, so you had to actually read the post to see that part. (I do NOT believe it is insane to offer it.)

Fuck his perspective.

His one word descriptions are lazy and do nothing but sow dissension.

Wow

Crazy

Interesting

Disturbing

All he is doing is platforming negative ideas to his moron minions. Why are you defending him when he can’t even be bothered to make an actual argument?

There are plenty of legit negatives about Musk, I see no need to resort to making up fake ones.

Musk has a position against mail-in voting, I'm not defending that position. But I don't think it's hypocrisy to mail in your vote even if you think mail-in voting is bad policy. Any more than I bought into the criticisms that Al Gore was a hypocrite for campaigning against climate change while not living in a yurt.

Like I said, there are plenty of legit negatives about Musk, I see no need to resort to making up fake ones.

from this a**hole.

what did your family say about voting in South Africa during Apartheid ...............just asking ...............did they stand up and say that everyone had a right to vote.................

Everything he says would be part of a pootin playbook. I'll bet he keeps in touch with Andrew Tate as well.

He should stick to making cars and rockets.

Well, lately he's not even good at doing that.

One dollar, one vote - as far as that one's concerned.

Eloon can't keep his mouth shut. For the little he says he has loose lips than Trump.

Is such a Boer.

In WA St. without any problems. We've had recounts in close races, again no problem. Republicans want to cast doubt on the entire democratic system so they can game it more easily.

It didn't work in 2020 and now the R's are doubling down.

the busses are unreliabe . so fourth. i live close enogh for my health care worker to take me to tuolumne county elections office . many places are far flung so vote by mail makes sense . rs put vbm (vote by mail) years ago to get around democrats , but , like everything the rs touch. it blows up.

If yes then you can get a ballot mailed to you. Here are the instrux:
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail

Oregon has had it for over 20 years, and it has been a huge success. Who would EVER want to go back to in-person voting or electronic voting after having the convenience of voting at home, going over the voter's pamphlet and picking whoever the voting person wants or voting on an issue.

ALL states should have vote by mail, not just absentee voting. There is no evidence at all that voting by mail inherently benefits Democrats, and that is the biggest objection Republican politicians have to it.

From what his brother has said, he did not enter the US legally.

Nationalize Space-X and Twitter, sever all contractual ties with any of Elmo’s financial interests.

Let the courts sort it all out in a dragged-out judicial proceeding that could take ten years.

If we’re lucky.

Except Twitter, just shut it the fuck down. As bad as it was before, it's a toxic dump of right wing crazy now.

Top drs from all over the world, top immunologists - you can follow all the Long Covid research being done
at Mount Sinai- Yale from their researchers, you can connect with your favorite authors - it’s endless. Actually- more college educated people are on Twitter - so more Dems.

On Sept 7, the people of Brazil will be out protesting new law - $10,000 fine for one Twitter post. You think Americans will go for a Twitter shutdown when a third of Americans are on Twitter and many make a living off it. Also, this 3rd is mostly under 50. I think Dems staying off Twitter is a big mistake as we can be big influencers of the young.

When the Slobfather slithers off the front page of every news outlet will he now be replaced by Elmo?

Who the fvck cares what Elmo says or does, commercial media better not serve up another anti-hero and glorify him just to sell advertising and political propaganda money.

You should be very very afraid, little man.

It won't stop any Dems from voting that way but it will stop Republicans. That's why Trump knew he was DONE at 2am in 2020 when Biden was leading and mail in ballots hadn't been counted.

Of course, he sued to keep their identities secret, and lost.

and automatic voter registration. Each state should ensure that voting as easily accessible as possible and as many people choose to vote as possible. More people voting leads to less division and better overall happiness.