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Elon Musk: When I asked if anyone at Treasury had a rough guess for what percentage of that number is unequivocal and obvious…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2025
When I asked if anyone at Treasury had a rough guess for what percentage of that number is unequivocal and obvious fraud, the consensus in the room was about half, so $50B/year or $1B/week!! This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately.
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Elon Musk
America · Texas

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Musk discusses the estimated scale of fraud in entitlement payments.

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