If Congress can’t cross a unbroken decision to fund the federal authorities by Sunday, Republicans could have brought about one more authorities shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson seemed to be keen to work with the Democrats to make one thing occur, the Washington Submit reviews, however then Elon Musk began tweeting, and earlier than we knew it, the persevering with decision was useless. It wasn’t only one tweet, both. Musk spent hours trashing the invoice, posting one thing like 70 occasions in an try and cease its passage. In the end, he was profitable, however that does elevate one vital query — Who the heck is working Tesla whereas Musk performs president?
Final we heard, Tesla was not a automobile firm and had, as an alternative, been remodeled into an AI/robotics firm that was going to unravel autonomy within the close to future. That’s a giant deal, and it looks as if one thing that licensed mega-genius Elon Musk needs to be focusing all of his consideration on. He’s received different corporations to run, too, however if you happen to take him at his phrase, as soon as Tesla solves autonomy and begins promoting private robots to each single individual on the planet, it should flip right into a multi-trillion-dollar enterprise that’s so useful, cash will primarily change into irrelevant. Shouldn’t Musk be targeted on making that occur?
Nope, as an alternative, he’s dictating home coverage by pressuring lawmakers into doing what he needs. Which he can do, apparently, as a result of there are successfully no limits on how a lot cash the rich can spend in elections, and in the event that they don’t do what he says, he can merely fund main challenges in opposition to them in 2026. Isn’t it nice that the wealthy and highly effective can do no matter they need, intrude in politics every time they need and guarantee they get tax cuts whereas elevating taxes on common working folks?
Don’t fear, although, Elon could have misplaced his gajillion-dollar pay package deal once more, however he nonetheless plans to battle to get that again on attraction. You already know, as a result of he’s working so onerous at Tesla, each day and evening, and actually does deserve so as to add one other $50 billion to a fortune that already makes him the wealthiest man who has ever lived. In all seriousness, although, if the Supreme Courtroom wasn’t largely made up of partisan hacks who’re completely satisfied to twist the regulation to be no matter they need it to be, would anybody really purchase Musk’s argument that he deserves this bonus? Aren’t CEOs an integral half to a enterprise’ success? If they’re, then how is Tesla going to perform whereas its chief runs the nation from his Twitter account?
The following nonetheless a few years are going to be simply nice as we watch the wealthy strip our democracy for elements, enriching themselves and screwing over the remainder of us. And whereas Trump shall be an vital a part of that, Musk is the one with the cash, which supplies him an unimaginable quantity of affect even supposing nobody voted for him, and the so-called Division of Authorities Effectivity is nothing greater than an advisory committee with no actual energy. Apparently, that’s additionally extra vital than something Tesla is doing, too. As a result of the person actually isn’t targeted on fixing autonomy proper now.
Whereas rich oligarchs like Musk could have cash and energy, it’s vital to keep in mind that there are extra of us than there are of them, they usually want us way over we want them. It gained’t be straightforward, however we don’t have to simply sit again and let the rich trample throughout us. On the very least, we are able to band collectively and conform to cease shopping for Teslas. Musk wants these gross sales to prop up his meme inventory and preserve his affect over the nation, however he can’t power anybody to purchase one. Within the meantime, let’s all make sure to help the Amazon employees who’re standing as much as Musk’s billionaire buddy Jeff Bezos. They aren’t going to take the abuse anymore, and neither ought to any of us.
