Elon Musk: “All government spending is taxation.”

“Well, I think we can do at least. Two trillion. Yeah. Yes, two trillion. I mean, at the end of the day, you're being. You're being taxed. All government spending is taxation. So whether it's direct taxation or all government spending, it's either becomes inflation or it's direct taxation. Your money is being wasted, and the Department of Government Efficiency is going to fix that.” (01:37–01:40)

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