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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

Yet millions will still think Trump will save the economy. The absurdity of it all. The terrifying absurdity of it all.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, he's not qualified either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

You've got me there.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So the guy who wasted 44 billion dollars on a stupid website will audit the entire federal government? I can see how he's totally qualified to call unnecessary spendings when he sees them.

[–] Ghyste 4 points 1 month ago

Probably sounds like a great idea to an idiot who's lost billions himself and assembled the most unqualified administration in the history of the country.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Pentagon couldn't even audit the DoD's finances. There's no possible way Musk could audit the entire government's finances, assets, real estate, personnel...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

It'd actually be funny to see him try. Don't give him the ability to do anything, just task him with writing a comprehensive report about his audit. Give him oversight and heavily review his findings (and question him about them in detail, require in-depth explanations). Contract him to do this, with heavy penalties written in for failure to deliver.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

A moron hires a moron to audit things.

There is a phrase for that. The blind leading the blind.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I'm not trusting emerald boy with anything that involves money.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

That means Musk will divest himself from any companies he owns that get government contracts …right? /s

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Two geniuses, this should be a win.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

It seems you forgot the /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Not far fetched enough?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Drown the swamp ....?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Audit deez nuts