In a recent Fox Business interview, Elon Musk discussed his mission to reduce government waste and fraud through initiatives like the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). While Musk initially presented a focused agenda, he sparked controversy by suggesting cuts to entitlement programs such as Social Security, a move that incited swift backlash from Democrats. Lawmakers highlighted the potential harm to vulnerable populations relying on these benefits while criticizing Musk's immense wealth from government contracts. Analysts note that cutting essential social services is politically unpopular, presenting challenges for Musk's proposals.
You want to take a chainsaw to social security, when Elon Musk and his tens of billions of dollars of government contracts essentially makes at least $8m a day from the taxpayers.
Most of the federal spending is entitlements. That's the big one to eliminate.
There's nowhere in America where it is popular to cut disease research, to gut Medicaid and to turn off social security.
I just don't want America to go bankrupt, he said.
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