Ok, not football at all, but it matters, eventually.

[whitestomper45]

Just thinking with all the government billions he?s been awarded as at same time he slashes through government services? Will Musk put on his procurement hat and negotiate with himself to provide better value for money for the things he will be providing, like those trucks? seems too many conflicts of interests within the Trump camp? real estate in Gaza anyone?

[ozleeds]

Trump this, Trump that....but in reality he's the only patriot out of all of them. Starmer is no patriot. Trump gave the US freedom from the tyrannical Biden administration. He's no politician and that's what scares the carreer traitors. Musk and Trump are exposing corruption that is massive, but the media and their gaslit followers still see a picture that doesn't exist. It is now proven that the "media" are taking money for propaganda and corruptly passing it off as "news". Yes, WTF, I'm referring to you.

Media over here murdoch backing the liberals and abc Labor it's the same everywhere. Keep saying corruption is in everything and yes Trumps first term wasn't much this time around he is a true and a man of his word. He is actually going where no other corrupt politician has ever done. I really feel for his safety though.

[spaldy]

You do realize Musk is the richest man in the world? He is not doing this for money. He?s drawing no paycheck and sleeping on the floor. You ever done that for any reason in your life? He?s got nothing but abuse and savesd over $250,000,000,000 in tax dollars already

He?s also found over a $1,000,000,000 in tax dollars that have gone to politicians, goverment bureaucrats and regulators. I realize that?s no big deal to you but some of us think that?s real money

Do some research before you blindly parrot what the media tells you

FWIW Msk is doing this to get to Mars. Everything he does s geared toward getting humans another base off the planet. He?s done more to get man to space than any human ever has. A little more noble cause than the banal crap you have been fed by the media

[whitestomper45]

There are still conflicts of interest.
Next in line is an audit on NASA still no conflict
Meanwhile his intern Muskrats are obtaining all your personal info, including things like when your planning to retire? if your happy with all that great, you voted them in
Sleeping on the floor, ha yeah course he is.
Which media do you get fed, am obviously dieting on the wrong ones

[spaldy]

Btw, if he wanted to hit the jackpot he?d charge the goverment 100?s of billions to go rescue the astronauts that NASA stranded on the space station. Care to guess what he?s charging them? Ask your journalists. I?m sure it was accidental they forgot to mention he?s doing it on his dime

[spaldy]

Here?s the media I?m dining on

Usdebtclock.org

This doesn?t even include the $100,000,000,000 of local and state liabilities that the goverment creatively lists as ?investments?. Accounting practices that would get you and I thrown in jail my the rest of our lives but they get pensions for life for these Ponzi schemes. Most are pensions so when they collapse the retirees will get worthless money just like the Weimar Republic issued. We will also suffer because they could exercise eve. The most basic financial prudence with the money they stole from our paychecks

[spaldy]

I guess we?ll see who?s right down the road.

I suspect the EU will hit the crisis point before the US. However, I think China goes before any of the big countries. It will be really scary when their debt bubble blows up. They will do anything to survive and that is a threat to the entire world.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

If nothing else Trump is forcing (even if not always intentionally) issues which have been avoided for years.

The smug we are always right and won?t debate stance of the left is also coming home to roost a little (again, not to say the right had all the answers).

[Sniffer999]

I guess we?ll see who?s right down the road.

I suspect the EU will hit the crisis point before the US. However, I think China goes before any of the big countries. It will be really scary when their debt bubble blows up. They will do anything to survive and that is a threat to the entire world.

I believe China have been accumulating vast amounts of gold. This will be worth a huge sum to protect against going bust.
I would expect some massive impact regarding gold. Probably a return to gold backed currency rather than the current fiat system.
Perhaps even a revaluation of what gold is worth. That would sort out most countries debt.

[spaldy]

I believe China have been accumulating vast amounts of gold. This will be worth a huge sum to protect against going bust.
I would expect some massive impact regarding gold. Probably a return to gold backed currency rather than the current fiat system.
Perhaps even a revaluation of what gold is worth. That would sort out most countries debt.

Long been rumors that Ft Knox (the US golds repository along with quite a few other countries who pay us to store) is empty. The last full audit along with pics was in the 1950's. A lot of pressure being brought to audit it and share pics.... including Assay results on some random bars of gold. Seems a very reasonable request to want to verify to the taxpayers that it's there.

The US gold holding valued at estimated at $500,000,000 so it's not really going to make much a dent on the $37,000,000,000,000 deficit. However, the reputational damage to the US would be immense.