Massive Government Spending, Out of Control Debt, and Government Inefficiency Abounds
Tesla and SpaceX pioneer, and X (formerly Twitter) CEO, Elon Musk, has absorbed himself into the world of political advocacy with his endorsement and vocal support of President Donald J. Trump. As the richest man on the planet, founder of numerous successful businesses, and trailblazer in space travel, Elon’s motivations for entering the increasingly-divisive political theater are numerous. His primary focus, however, has been consistently centered around economic policy and restoring fiscal and regulatory sanity to the federal government.
Despite voting for and supporting Joe Biden in 2020, Musk, like many other Americans, became increasingly horrified by the reckless incompetence of the Biden/Harris Administration’s fiscal policies, and their staple economic philosophy of “Bidenomics.” In the time since his ideological development and endorsement of Trump following the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt, Musk has influentially spoken out against rampant and unmitigated spending and oppressive regulations by the federal government under Biden/Harris, and it’s direct contribution to the inflationary crisis plaguing Americans nationwide.
Simultaneously, Musk has used his platform to alert Americans to the unsustainable trajectory of the U.S. national debt, which has been exacerbated in the leadup to November’s general election.
Unsustainable Spending and Debt
Elon Musk has highlighted how the multi-trillion dollar legislative policies passed by Joe Biden, such as the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act, have devalued the American dollar and inflated the money supply. This, in turn, has led to rising prices for basic necessities like food, energy, and housing. Additionally, Musk warns that America is headed to bankruptcy with a fiscally irresponsible government that repeatedly writes checks that it cannot possibly pay. Future generations will be held responsible for the careless actions of today’s politicians.
Recently, Elon posted that a record half trillion dollars was added to the national debt in the span of just a few weeks. Seemingly, the Biden/Harris Administration has been hemorrhaging government funds in an effort to artificially bolster the economy, just before the 2024 election. Musk admonishes the wasteful practices of the federal government on a near-daily basis through his X account, while insisting that America as a nation is headed towards certain financial collapse. It’s certainly hard to disagree with his assessment.
Crushing Regulations
Musk has also expressed an intensely critical view of overbearing government regulations on the free market, claiming that they stifle innovation and efficiency among businesses. Under the Trump Administration, many burdensome regulations were lifted, which unshackled many sectors of the American economy and led to lower prices and enhanced productivity. This progress was essentially reversed during the Biden/Harris years, contributing especially to the extreme rises in energy costs.
Most interestingly, Elon Musk has touted plans for the creation of a Government Efficiency Commission, or a “Department of Government Efficiency,” alongside President Trump on the campaign trail. This stated aim would be to conduct a comprehensive audit of federal government spending and operations, targeting waste, inefficiency, and proposing drastic reforms. The goal with the proposal is to seemingly root out and eliminate all forms of unnecessary spending, as well as reorganize the executive branch of government, doing away with the entrenched bureaucracy within. It would be headed, potentially, by none other than Elon himself.
Musk has served as a powerfully helpful figure in calling out fiscal insanity in the federal government, using his platform to amplify and promote responsible economic policy. The ideas he expresses relating to efficiency and waste have been put into practice in his own companies with tremendous results. Such a transformative idea as a Government Efficiency Commission would assist the broader conservative goal of shrinking the size of government and tightening spending, leading to a freer and more prosperous American economy.
How exactly a man like Elon’s influence would shift economic policy can only be hypothesized at the present moment, however, it couldn’t get much worse than what Americans have experienced over the past 4 years. The alliance between Trump and Elon Musk could bear prosperous fruits for American families, and fulfill the desires of all those who seek accountability, restraint, and responsibility from the federal government.
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