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Podcast: The NeoLiberal Round
Episode: A Warning to the President: Musk’s Betrayal and the Illusion of Loyalty
Description: Dear Mr. President Donald Trump,I know you are fond of #elonmusk, but so too was #biden—and yet, Musk betrayed him. If he could turn on Biden, what makes you think he won’t do the same to you?Musk’s fortune swelled under Biden’s administration, not merely from innovation but from the artificial winds of government intervention. Biden’s tax credits for electric vehicles funneled demand straight into Tesla’s pockets, distorting the free market and cementing Musk’s place as the world’s richest #automaker—and, for a time, the wealthiest man alive. This was not capitalism in...