Elon has taken over Treasury and is going line by line, deciding what gets paid and what doesn't.
Here's what you need to know about why that's so bad:
You know how every time raising the debt ceiling comes up people freak out? It's because not raising the debt ceiling is not paying our bills.
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Here's what you need to know about why that's so bad:
You know how every time raising the debt ceiling comes up people freak out? It's because not raising the debt ceiling is not paying our bills.
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We need generals to uphold their oath. The clock’s ticking.
If you did that as a person, your credit rating would tank, right?
Same thing if a country does it.
So here we have an unelected billionaire openly ON SOCIAL MEDIA discussing what bills *that we owe* get paid.
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This is the debt ceiling fight on steroids.
It's illegal, it's unconstitutional, it's damaging.
So who's going to stop him?
Asking for 330 million people.
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Elected Dems need to act, and act fast, because we know Musk moves quickly to break things beyond repair.
Folks are ready to go, rearing to help, and just need direction.
You asked to be in a leadership position. Lead.
This is pure, basic, contracts 101 stuff.
The US would lose in a court of law every single day on failure to pay.
So he's denying rightful payments, damaging credit, and incurring legal fees for all of us.