Elon Musk... Just... Elon Musk
Musk's mad about the new spending bill. The Empire Struck Back...
Good morning:
Welp…
Elon Musk just discovered what the rest of us have known since the money printer started going BRRR in 2008.
Washington spends money like a drunk sailor on shore leave. This revelation was shocking enough to make him cut ties with many political allies over a spending bill.
Here's the thing - and I need you to hear this - it doesn't matter.
Not the breakup. Not the criticism. Not the "disgusting abomination" soundbites.
What matters is that the spending will happen anyway. It always does.
Musk is upset about a $2.5 trillion deficit balloon?
We're already set to increase the national debt by $5.2 billion every single day through 2032. This isn't a Trump or Biden thing, not even a Republican or Democrat thing. It's just... a thing like gravity, but for government budgets.
Everyone in Washington has already placed their bets on which defense contractors, infrastructure companies, and special interests will get their slice of the pie.
Let's cut through the noise and focus on…
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