Members stevenkesslar Posted March 3 Members Posted March 3 The Gilded Age Is Back — And That Should Worry Conservatives Quote According to new reporting in the Washington Post, Musk’s various companies have “received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments.” And just over a month into Trump’s term, the potential conflicts of interest arising from the tech mogul’s coziness with the administration are already extending beyond the hypothetical: Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Interpublic Group, one of the “big four” advertising holding companies, felt pressured to get clients to buy more ads on Musk’s social media platform, X, lest the Trump administration potentially get in the way of a $13-billion merger. It's a massive conflict of interest. Musk has specifically gone after the government agencies that regulate his businesses, and enforce public safety. But the obstinate pig Trump won't get in President Musk's way. Quote
