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Showing Original Post only (View all)Elon Musk Warns 'The Only Way to Get Us Out of the Debt Crisis' and 'Prevent America from Going Bankrupt is AI and Robot [View all]
https://share.newsbreak.com/fylp0i26"In a wide-ranging conversation on the Joe Rogan Experience, Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered a characteristically direct assessment of the United States fiscal trajectory. Known for speaking bluntly about technology, governance, and long-term societal risks, Musk framed the national debt not merely as a political challenge, but as a structural threat to the countrys economic future. His remarks reflect longstanding concerns he has raised about government inefficiency, declining industrial productivity, and the need for technological acceleration to maintain global competitiveness.
During the discussion, Musk argued that the only way to get us out of the debt crisis and prevent America from going bankrupt is AI and robotics, a conclusion he reached after observing what he described as unsustainable growth in federal obligations. He noted that interest payments on the national debt now exceed major federal expenditures, including the military budget a comparison he called a personal wake-up call.
According to Musk, traditional political tools are insufficient: You can make it directionally better, but ultimately you cant fully fix the system theres no way to solve the debt crisis without economic expansion at a scale only advanced automation could provide.:
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Elon Musk Warns 'The Only Way to Get Us Out of the Debt Crisis' and 'Prevent America from Going Bankrupt is AI and Robot [View all]
CentralMass
13 hrs ago
OP
We need a progressive wealth tax that addresses systemic abuses and prevents the existence of billionaires, period.
Moostache
10 hrs ago
#30
Says the tax dodger who just demanded 1 trillion dollars and is actively undermining Democracy. Fuck That Guy!
chowder66
13 hrs ago
#8
Well, of COURSE the solution is NOT to tax the shit out of the wealthiest Americans, bless your hearts!
AZJonnie
12 hrs ago
#15
Yes, eliminating 10s of millions of jobs forever (with shitty AI) is the path to prosperity . . .
hatrack
10 hrs ago
#21
Seriously, there was a time when half a trillion dollars was considered James Bond supervillain money.
Initech
5 hrs ago
#38
Wodrld wide AI and robotics will result in hundreds of millions of jobs being lost, and markets collapsing.
patphil
10 hrs ago
#29
How do you get this massive economic expansion with 50 million Americans unemployed from AI replacement?
NickB79
9 hrs ago
#31