[1]U.S. Senator Chris Murphy

The four agencies that DOGE has targeted from the outset tell a clear story — not about cutting government waste but about making Elon Musk richer.

I want to explain how this is all connected, so let’s go through it.

First, he went after USAID because he knew China would benefit more than anyone. Who depends on China for their own financial benefit? Elon Musk who makes and sources his car parts from China. He also has dozens of outstanding regulatory issues in China. He makes China happy by destroying USAID, and he’s greased the wheels for himself and his business.

Musk targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency created after the 2008 financial crash to protect consumers from fraud and abuse. It’s helped return $21 billion to working people that were ripped off. But recently, Musk has said he wants to set up a new global payment app on Twitter. What agency would protect consumers from abuse in that system? CFPB. So he destroys it.

DOGE targeted the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Right now, the NLRB has 20 open cases against Tesla for union busting. What happens if it functionally does not exist? There’s no accountability for Musk when he and his team try to stop their workers from organizing for better working conditions and protections. And I think the past month is pretty good evidence for why workers need protection from a retaliatory megalomaniac billionaire like Musk.

He’s also targeted the Treasury Department — gaining full access to the government’s payment system. How convenient is that for someone trying to build their own global payment app? He can research competitors and rivals and maybe even add them to the “Do Not Pay” list, a classified list of companies that cannot receive funds from the Treasury.

If Elon Musk succeeds in wiping out even just those four agencies, he and his billionaire cronies are going to make a ton of money off that. It’s a massive benefit to the powerful corporations that already have too much control of our economy and democracy.

Given the chance, none of them will hesitate to exploit workers, the planet and our government — even more than they already do — to enrich themselves.

This is the story that we have to stay focused on and keep the pressure on to stop.

Every best wish,

Chris Murphy


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