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Elon Musk Sounds Alarm on Government Waste and Bureaucracy in Oval Office Press Conference

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Last updated: February 13, 2025 6:18 am
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Elon Musk warns that an unchecked federal bureaucracy is undermining democracy and draining taxpayer funds. He exposes wasteful spending, including fraudulent Social Security payments and a shocking lack of financial oversight.
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Tech billionaire warns of unelected “fourth branch of government” and exposes shocking financial mismanagement in federal agencies

 

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Tech billionaire warns of unelected “fourth branch of government” and exposes shocking financial mismanagement in federal agenciesExposing Shocking Financial MismanagementA Deficit Crisis That Cannot Be IgnoredA Government Stuck in the PastRestoring Accountability and Common Sense

Elon Musk took center stage this week from the Oval Office, standing alongside President Trump. Musk addressed critical issues facing the United States, ranging from government waste to the dire need for fiscal responsibility. Musk, who has been an outspoken advocate for transparency and efficiency, laid out a strong case for restoring true democracy by limiting bureaucratic overreach and tackling the nation’s ballooning deficit.

Musk warned that a significant portion of the U.S. government has become an unelected “fourth branch,” wielding more power than Congress and the President combined. He described the need to restore a real feedback loop between the people and their elected officials, stating, “If the people cannot vote and have their will be decided by their elected representatives—then we don’t live in a democracy, we live in a bureaucracy.”

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Exposing Shocking Financial Mismanagement

Musk also pointed to alarming discoveries made by his team, revealing staggering levels of mismanagement within government agencies. He highlighted specific cases, including a bureaucrat who mysteriously accumulated a $30 million fortune while on a government salary. “We’re just curious as to where it came from. Maybe they’re very good at investing. In which case, we should take their investment advice,” Musk quipped.

He further exposed flaws in the U.S. Treasury’s payment system, where basic financial controls that any private company would enforce do not exist. “We have payments being made without categorization codes, blank comment fields, and an utterly dysfunctional ‘do-not-pay’ list that allows fraudsters and even terrorist organizations to continue receiving funds,” Musk stated.

One of the most shocking revelations involved Social Security fraud. Musk revealed that the government has been making payments to individuals listed as 150 years old—an age that would place them in the Guinness Book of World Records if legitimate. “I think they’re probably dead,” Musk remarked. He also pointed to cases where payments were issued with no identifiable recipient, raising concerns over rampant fraud and inefficiency.

A Deficit Crisis That Cannot Be Ignored

Beyond bureaucratic waste, Musk emphasized the urgent need to address America’s growing $2 trillion deficit. He warned that if left unchecked, the rising interest payments on national debt would cripple the nation. “The interest payments alone on our debt now exceed the defense budget. If we don’t act, we are essentially bankrupting the country,” Musk cautioned.

He stressed that cutting federal spending is not an option but a necessity to maintain America’s solvency and ensure resources are allocated to citizens, rather than servicing vast amounts of debt.

A Government Stuck in the Past

In one of the more surreal moments, Musk described a bizarre and outdated federal retirement system where paperwork is manually processed and stored in a limestone mine. The rate at which employees can retire is determined by how fast an aging mine shaft elevator operates—leading to a backlog of retirees who are stuck simply because of a logistical bottleneck. “It’s like something out of the 1950s,” Musk said, promising to push for modernization and digitization to streamline government functions.

Restoring Accountability and Common Sense

Throughout his remarks, Musk made it clear that his goal is not to dismantle necessary government functions but to restore accountability and efficiency. “This is about applying common sense controls to how taxpayer dollars are spent,” he said. “We need to ensure our money is going to things that truly matter.”

Without urgent reform, warned Musk, democracy itself is at risk of being overshadowed by an unchecked and wasteful bureaucracy.

Stay tuned to THRIVE! News for further updates on this and other news that matters for people of faith.

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