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This is exactly why it’s stupid to trust Musk & Doge, even if you agree with their approach. It’s a basic fact that it’s a huge conflict of interest. Musk has several companies who stand to benefit from his influence in government, and he can easily personally benefit from changing the IRS like you say.

It’s fundamentally not possible to trust a person in that position — no matter their intentions. (And Musk’s intentions are pretty likely related to the personal power he gets from this situation — why else would he risk jumping on board with a controversial administration?)

It’s not trustworthy on a fundamental level. If you want the government to change like this, you should have voted for people who are cool with transparency and accountability.




Don't count on me for being one of those people. I didn't vote for the current administration :)




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