Economic Power is One Way to Fight Back
Eloon Musk was one of the principle financial backers and looks to play a key role in Trump's resurrection. As the richest man on the planet, he now wants everyone else to plan for austerity because he is going to cut every federal program he deems unnecessary (like Social Security and Medicare). I would like to suggest we collectively fight back by taking steps to seriously impact this man's wealth and power. His primary source of wealth is Tesla stock, which has soared in value in recent years. If you have any Tesla stock or a mutual fund that invests in Tesla, seriously consider selling it now. Another thing we can do is to stop buying his cars. Democrats are one of the primary buyers of Tesla cars for obvious reasons. However, there are lots of alternatives available that do not enrich megalomaniacs. Getting rid of your existing car would also drive down the value of new cars and the stock by flooding the market with used vehicles. Secondly, if you have any option, get rid of your Starlink internet service now. This man cannot be trusted with any of your data and will pass it on to the new Republican Gestapo.
My guess is that Eloon will be involved in the federal procurement process that results in our tax money being used to buy his vehicles and to enrich him. Usually, the government must go through a bidding process when it purchases equipment or fleets of cars and trucks. In the past, nefarious people within the G.W. Bush administration got around the bidding process by offering no bid contracts to companies like Haliburton (Vice President Dick Cheney's friends). These "sole source" contracts made Haliburton and others like them billions of dollars by fleecing the American treasury through excessive costs and mismanagement. We need to intercede in this effort this time to stop this fleecing of America and force these vulture capitalists to play by the same rules as everyone else. Does anyone here know how to get registered in the federal procurement process so we can expose this corruption and frustrate their efforts? The federal government uses Grants.gov for federal grants. This is another place where corruption can go on unchecked if they are gaming the federal government to reward their cronies. There is a process to dispute these awards if it looks like they issued based on favoritism or connections.
Economic power can be a highly effective tool coupled with political action. So, consider using your power to stop these Trump con men from destroying the country and enriching themselves. Use your personal power to boycott certain services and products. We can use our collective power to stop and expose the worst abuses in the federal procurement and grants programs. This abuse must be exposed, or they will get away with their corruption (one of the main reasons they pursue power).
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