Musk’s Access to US Payment System Sparks Welfare Fears
Elon Musk’s potential access to a $6 trillion payment system is raising serious concerns about his ability to disrupt crucial US welfare programs. The sheer scale of this potential power, held by a private citizen with no official government position, is deeply unsettling. His companies’ extensive government contracts seem to be the conduit for this access, raising troubling questions about the interplay between private interests and governmental functions.
The lack of Congressional action on this issue is alarming. Musk’s apparent ability to influence or even control the flow of funds to vital social programs, without any elected oversight, represents a significant threat to the stability of the nation’s social safety net.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood