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What Trump means is that he is afraid of what Elon musk's money might do to influence people to stop being Trump puppets. And to that I say yippee.
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That’s the beauty of our system, they don’t have to. Horray super pacs!
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You mean Musk told the truth about Trump. And now Trumps supporters are mad about it. Musk only said what everyone, but Trump supporters all ready know.
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I’ll leave that for posterity’s sake, but we needn’t traverse this rabbit hole.
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Also, first we are talking about Musk supporting primary challenges. Then, Musk might consider spending money to defeat Republicans through running an independent candidate. Indirectly supporting Democrats (probably though a PAC) is finally a last step in defeating candidates who were the difference in the passage of the bill in the House.
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This NOT new in US politics.
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Duel | American Experience | PBS
Hamilton was a Federalist. Burr was a Republican. The men clashed repeatedly in the political arena.
www.pbs.org
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good sound bite!
IMO,
Musk believes that government should do much, much less and safety net programs should be seriously cut.
Musk believes that there should be a major tax increase on the rich and that the previous tax cuts should be continued.
Musk believes that the federal debt is a threat to his businesses and to the world economy.
Musk believes that tariffs are terrible and a threat to his business and to the world economy.
Musk believes that Trump has no understanding of the effect of tariffs on the world economy.
Trump truly believes that the best idea is for him to set prices and that tariffs help the economy as a whole.
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I am reminded of Bill Buckley's idea of the government's interference in markets.
He gave the example of Switzerland. He believed that the government should stand aside and allow the free market to operate as it does there.
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BTW, there are occasions when tariffs could be reasonably imposed: as punishment, or to restrict the flow of technology, or to protect a strategic US industry.
That argument can be made for aluminum, rare earths, steel, and chips. Much better would be to make deals with the countries that are key for these items, especially China, Canada and the UK. Also, promoting the building of plants in the US is one of Trump's best ideas (working with Japan and South Korea).
He gave the example of Switzerland. He believed that the government should stand aside and allow the free market to operate as it does there.
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BTW, there are occasions when tariffs could be reasonably imposed: as punishment, or to restrict the flow of technology, or to protect a strategic US industry.
That argument can be made for aluminum, rare earths, steel, and chips. Much better would be to make deals with the countries that are key for these items, especially China, Canada and the UK. Also, promoting the building of plants in the US is one of Trump's best ideas (working with Japan and South Korea).
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