r/clevercomebacks • • 1d ago

The silence that cost $276 million

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u/WestleyThe 1d ago edited 1d ago

How is this asshole so involved in our government….

He gets billions in contracts, he donates hundreds of millions to elections in order to gain political favor and more money

Not to mention he was in “charge” of DOGE which gutted tons of social services and oversight/regulations so that rich people can get richer….

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u/ImportantToNote 1d ago

How is this asshole so involved I our government….

it might be something to do with donating $276m

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u/WestleyThe 1d ago

Yeah it’s very obviously about money but it’s crazy one billionaire can have such an effect…

I suppose they usually are a little more behind the scenes but he has openly been gaining money and power in a way that is basically unprecedented but I suppose you can blame it also on the Un-President

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u/TheBimpo 19h ago

He's getting billions and billions from contracts. He's "donating" small portions of it. They're taking tax dollars and using it to fund their own mis/disinformation campaigns.

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u/dgdio 21h ago

People who have bought a tesla in the past 3 years are indifferent to democracy at best. At worst they are participating in destroying it.

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u/pr0faka 1d ago

Your second paragraph answers the question in your first.

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u/r_special_ 23h ago

Exactly the same thing as AIPAC. Musk and Israel receive billions upon billions of dollars from US taxpayers and then they use millions of dollars to bribe our politicians and interfere with our elections. Our government, and it has been both sides, is complicit in using our tax dollars as a way to launder money into their own pockets and into their special interests.

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u/Remote_Inflation6056 4h ago

the aipac comparison is dead on, it's the same exact playbook

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u/parkerthegreatest 18h ago

I'm betting every rich person hates him but trump and a few others are acting like his friend

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u/MemeArchivariusGodi 17h ago

My guess is corruption