Trump says Elon Musk will head audit of 'entire federal government'

Not as tax-payer funded as you might think. The majority of SpaceX launches and the majority of its revenue comes from Starlink.

The private space launch industry didn't even exist before Elon and his company is less reliant on government revenue than its ever been.

Pretty impressive I would say for basically inventing an entire new industry.

Yep, I understand that and have no problem with that. But as you know, anybody and everybody who gets involved with government and/or takes positions within always leads to bigger government and eventual abuse.
 
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your missing the point

his $#@! DOESNT work


even the trucks are LITTERALY falling apart
ive been banned from x 3 times and now have a red flag on my account, well, i *did*. im out, its a tarp

head of efficiency?

ok

Trucks? You call this ugly monstrosity a truck?

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The private space launch industry didn't even exist before Elon and his company is less reliant on government revenue than its ever been.

Pretty impressive I would say for basically inventing an entire new industry.

Government invented the communications satellite. First they had a monopoly on putting them in orbit, then they maintained a monopoly. Now Musk is allowed to do it.

He's in bed with somebody. Allowed to privatize satellite delivery and in the golf cart business just as the big electrification push happens? He's very, very connected.
 
This actually irks me. What about those people who’ve tried over the years to make serious attempts to shut down entire departments, audit the fed and the pentagon, and written entire budgets/plans to bring down the debt? Why no respect for them?!

Of course, I’m referring to Rand Paul, Ron Paul and Massie. Not only do they know better where the problems lie - they are more knowledgable about how the government ought to function while making this happen, and how to head off any reoccurrence - whereas Elon Musk would just be winging it with his personal opinions.

Trump has been going on and on about what a genius Musk is, yet that clown voted for Barack Obama! He fell hook, line and sinker for that phony sack of shit conman. How much of a genius can he be?

Musk has done some good things, but I think his intelligence is way overrated. Yeah, he’s smart, but he’s also fortunate. He’s no pinnacle of wisdom.

I can see including Musk in such a group, but making him the head of it? No! That’s insulting to people with better ideas and more knowledge, who’ve been trudging the slow, thankless road to making things right for many, many years.
 
Government invented the communications satellite. First they had a monopoly on putting them in orbit, then they maintained a monopoly. Now Musk is allowed to do it.

He's in bed with somebody. Allowed to privatize satellite delivery and in the golf cart business just as the big electrification push happens? He's very, very connected.

It's no secret conspiracy, Musk is allowed to do it because NASA's space program has been in shambles from mismanagement as you would expect from any government agency. They can barely even send rockets into orbit at all these days.

SpaceX is a private enterprise success story. Elon took a lot of risks with his own money to get SpaceX to where it is today. If his Falcon had failed to get into orbit there would be no SpaceX, no matter how "in bed" you think he is or was at the time.

As a further point, where do you think the motivation for reusable rockets came from? It sure as shit wasn't the government's idea. The government loves wasting countless millions and turning it into orbiting space trash.

It was Elon's genius, ambition, and sheer determination that made reusable rockets a reality. Government had absolutely nothing to do with that shit. Government would have been - and still is - perfectly happy with single use launches. They love wasting money on that shit even today.
 
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It's no secret conspiracy, Musk is allowed to do it because NASA's space program has been in shambles from mismanagement as you would expect from any government agency. They can barely even send rockets into orbit at all these days.

SpaceX is a private enterprise success story. Elon took a lot of risks with his own money to get SpaceX to where it is today. If his Falcon had failed to get into orbit there would be no SpaceX, no matter how "in bed" you think he is or was at the time.

All true enough. Doesn't change the fact that he's very connected.

As a further point, where do you think the motivation for reusable rockets came from? It sure as $#@! wasn't the government's idea. The government loves wasting countless millions and turning it into orbiting space trash.

It was Elon's genius, ambition, and sheer determination that made reusable rockets a reality. Government had absolutely nothing to do with that $#@!. Government would have been - and still is - perfectly happy with single use launches. They love wasting money on that $#@! even when SpaceX options are cheaper and more effective. (e.g., SLS, or most of the Artemis missions)

The government reused shuttles. They reused the boosters, too -- a couple of them once too often.

Landing under power, sitting down on its tail, has been the dream since the 1940s. Technology only just caught up to the idea, and Musk's team got to do the home stretch.
 
It was Elon's genius, ambition, and sheer determination
and his very large and fortunate money supply
that made reusable rockets a reality.
Not that there's anything wrong with that! It's just that genius, ambition, and sheer determination are nothing without all that money and lots of good luck. Money does not necessarily equal genius.
 
All true enough. Doesn't change the fact that he's very connected.



The government reused shuttles. They reused the boosters, too -- a couple of them once too often.

Landing under power, sitting down on its tail, has been the dream since the 1940s. Technology only just caught up to the idea, and Musk's team got to do the home stretch.

The Space Shuttle was a weak attempt at reusability which was probably designed to fail from the beginning. The government, or more specifically its aerospace contractors, had no incentive to take it seriously. There is way more money in producing one-time-use rockets over and over again and this is why the government continues to do exactly that even now when reusable rockets are available.

Reusable rockets is something that took a private hand to do. I don't think government ever had the incentive.
 
and his very large and fortunate money supply

Not that there's anything wrong with that! It's just that genius, ambition, and sheer determination are nothing without all that money and lots of good luck. Money does not necessarily equal genius.

He has a rare combination of money and genius. Reusable (orbital) rockets is a huge accomplishment and it required both.
 
He has a rare combination of money and genius. Reusable (orbital) rockets is a huge accomplishment and it required both.
We’ll see - but I’ll wager any group headed by him includes a lot of stupid/nice/progressive-like shit we don’t approve of.

Everybody wants to kiss his ass because he’s rich.
 
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This actually irks me. What about those people who’ve tried over the years to make serious attempts to shut down entire departments, audit the fed and the pentagon, and written entire budgets/plans to bring down the debt? Why no respect for them?!

Of course, I’m referring to Rand Paul, Ron Paul and Massie. Not only do they know better where the problems lie - they are more knowledgable about how the government ought to function while making this happen, and how to head off any reoccurrence - whereas Elon Musk would just be winging it with his personal opinions.
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If Trump is serious, he will need people in the House and Senate, specifically Rand and Massie. IIRC, Musk and Massie have a friendly relationship on X.


https://x.com/USAB4L/status/1831797131667177961
 
Trump talking about cutting government waste is like Biden saying he's going to cure cancer.
The only difference is that not even leftist retards were dumb enough to think Biden was doing anything but blowing smoke.
 
I DONT TRUST THIS MOTHER F U C KE R ANYWHERE NEAR MY "GUBBERMINT"

Wait a minute ...

You have a government? And it's really yours?

Damn! You've been holding out on us!

So ... what else you got?
 
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