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First, this article illustrates why enormous individual wealth is a problem. Musk could finance a primary of each and every Republican Congress member, which wo

First, this article illustrates why enormous individual wealth is a problem. Musk could finance a primary of each and every Republican Congress member, which would amount to a soft takeover of the federal government. Lowering taxes on the wealthy was a mistake. > He served at the pleasure of the president. He no longer does Congressional Republicans continue to act like Trump is king, rather than President.

jfengel 1y ago
That part, at least, is common to all Presidents. Anybody can be fired. There's usually some deference to people who have been approved by the Senate, if for no other reason than that replacing them is a hassle, but Musk is not. He probably should have been, given how much authority the President delegated. But there was no precedent, especially outside of wartime. This is all being presented as an "emergency", which is extremely dubious and should result in at least an investigation, but ... you know.