Summary

Billionaires like Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, and Vivek Ramaswamy are spreading false claims to discredit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency protecting consumers from fraud and abuse.

Andreessen falsely accused the CFPB of politically motivated “debanking,” despite no evidence.

This rhetoric aligns with the “DOGE” project, led by Musk and Ramaswamy, which aims to slash government regulations and programs under the guise of efficiency.

Critics warn this effort will harm public services, benefit billionaires, and push privatization at the expense of ordinary Americans.

  • @[email protected]
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    8123 hours ago

    Remember kids, they want the government gone because they want to become the government to enrich themselves.

    • @someguy3
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      4823 hours ago

      More accurately they want to become the oligarchy. Like in Russia.

      • @CharlesDarwin
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        3322 hours ago

        I think this is partly why they got the stupid gomers thinking that Russia is some fantasy zone for white right wing xtian nationalists. For the oligarchs, Russia’s set up is a dream, so they have to find stupid voters to vote against their own economic interests for backwards identity politics reasons…so they make Putin out to be sympathetic towards xtians and homophobia and “whiteness” for the benefit of the rubes in the U.S.

        • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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          517 hours ago

          For the oligarchs, Russia’s set up is a dream

          Until they get defenestrated

          • @finitebanjo
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            Putin’s been in power for like 20 years, and despite putting the Russian people through hell these last two years and an actual coup attempt he’s still going strong. Arguably you could say things didn’t really change much even after Joseph Stalin died in 1953, aside from secession of several nations outside of central Russia, that it’s all just one big continuation of the same system.

    • @[email protected]
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      1021 hours ago

      But wait, President Musk is the edge lord Id like to be, he’s also a genius, he wouldn’t lie.

      /s