It’s a Great Day for Billionaires

Mar 17, 2025

See how happy Mr. Musk looks on TV? As well he should. Mr. Musk and Mr. Trump say Musk’s work at the unelected and unappointed DOGE, Department of Government Efficiency, has no connection to his work, so there is no “conflict of interest,” haha.

Musk promised to find trillions in government fraud and waste, and his good buddy, Mr. Trump, has been laying off federal workers, as we hear every day in the media. Eleven federal agencies were involved in 32 investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies and his own financial affairs. Coincidence?

Musk said something unprintable about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which has brought three complaints against him that proposed millions in fines. The Republicans will soon have a majority on the commission overseeing the SEC, as the two Democrats on that board have left—voluntarily, no doubt.

Tesla has hundreds of complaints over problems with electric cars in front of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Oh yes, the CFPB no longer exists.

During the election campaign, Mr. Musk offered voters a million dollars in certain states, “to encourage voter registration.” The Federal Election Commission (FEC) received complaints that Mr. Musk’s actions broke federal election law. Oh, the chair of the FEC just got fired.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just had some higher-ups fired, so they don’t have the required number of people to rule on certain labor cases. Quite by chance, some Tesla employees have brought suit to the NLRB against the company for discriminatory practices.

Well, that DOGE is certainly working on government waste and fraud, isn’t it! Truly, it needs to be renamed as DOPE, the Department of Profitable Excess.