Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has a warning for employees throughout America: if Elon Musk Can dismiss hundreds of thousands of federal employees for no reason, employees in the private sector can be the following.
In a recently message on X, Sanders put it on the blunt: “Today they are federal employees. Tomorrow is * your * job. That is what Oligarchy is about. “
Sanders has long criticized the growing influence of billionaires in politics and the economy, but he says that Musk has made it clearer than ever. In an interview with Brian Tyler CohenSanders argued that the power of Musk goes beyond the business world – he has now formed the government itself.
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“Everyone must understand that this is the richest man in the world, worth more than $ 400 billion,” said Sanders. “Musk has put more than $ 270 million in the Trump campaign and guess? He is now the most important person in the government. How does that sound like you? Does that sound like a democracy … Or is it really an oligarchy that does the very richest people? “
Sanders pointed to Trump's budget priorities, including enormous tax cuts for the rich, while programs such as Medicaid, Studenthulp and other critical support for working families are cut. He sees it as part of a larger strategy in which billionaires become richer, while everyday Americans are struggling.
“The goal of Oligarchy is to make the richest people who are already phenomenally rich, even richer,” Sanders explained. 'How do you do that? You give them huge tax benefits. And where do you get the money? You have cut programs that working people need. '
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The influence of Musk extends much further than the decisions of the government. Sanders argues that billionaires from Musk, Jeff BezosAnd Mark Zuckerberg Control not only politics, but also the media landscape. “They will use their huge media activities they own to give attention to the impact of their policy while entertaining us to death,” said Sanders in a video placed on X.
And for those who think these billionaires care about employees? Sanders doesn't buy it. “Do you think a second that the oligarchs are damn about working people? Believe me, they don't do that. '
