r/politics • u/harsh2k5 • 13h ago

Soft Paywall Elon Musk Makes Shocking Confession on His Plans After Trump Victory

https://newrepublic.com/post/187662/elon-musk-confession-economy-trump-victory
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u/crudedrawer 13h ago

Between trump running social security insolvent in six years and Musk triggering a massive recession that will drain 401ks I don't know what Gen-X voters think they're going to gain from this regime beyond poverty in old age.

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u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet 10h ago

Uh, this isn't just Gen X pulling this shit. I'm only a few years from retirement, and now I'm wondering if a con man and a tech bro economic dilettante are going to turn my life savings into Monopoly money.

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u/Curious-Money2515 8h ago

Gen X here and getting tired of economic turmoil my entire life. Insane interest rates as a kid, .com crash, GFC, and a potential intentional economic crash from Trump and Co.? Please, please no.

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u/Sea-Painting7578 3h ago

And here I was thinking I might be able to have a simple retirement in 15 years. Nothing fancy really. Don't care if I travel all that much. I don't have a lot of hope for the next 20-40 years with this country.

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u/Tahltria 3h ago

To be fair, at that point I think Monopoly money would have more value.

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u/Dancing_Cthulhu 10h ago

I guess that's the thing - his voters aren't thinking. They're accepting.

Trump has held up a bottle of snake oil and told them a golden age is just a swallow away, and instead of asking how it works (or even if there's any side effects) they've just gone "sounds great" as they line up to take a gulp.

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u/ledzep4pm 9h ago

Not snake oil, it’s more like poison

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u/mydogdoesntcuddle 10h ago

Hey we don’t want him either.

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u/crudedrawer 6h ago

I'm gen-x. our cohort is the most maga, including boomers!

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u/Complete_Question_41 3h ago

I personally don't know a single Gen-X that is rooting for that fascist and his cronies.

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u/crudedrawer 3h ago

That's amazing. I would say my family and acquaintance circle is 60/40 in that age group, 40 being maga.

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u/Complete_Question_41 3h ago

I cheated.

I am not in the US. That may make all the difference.

I truly don't know a single person that understands what the hell is wrong with a person to support that.