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Government & DOGE

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Fact

How much of SpaceX’s revenue comes from the US government?

“Tesla has no government contracts and President Trump ended federal incentives for electric vehicles. SpaceX contracts with the government are BOTH the best product AND the lowest price! Moreover government revenue will be less than 10% of SpaceX revenue this quarter and less then 5% a year from now. Happy to cancel any that the government doesn’t want. Just say the word!”

— Elon Musk, 6 November 2026 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

Why did you do DOGE and what did it achieve?

“The standard applied by DOGE was very simple and easy: Provide contact information for the recipients of aid, so that we can confirm it is not fraudulent. The reality is that money was being sent to corrupt politicians under the guise of aid! Liars and stock insider traders like Ro the Robber should be in prison!!”

— Elon Musk, 22 June 2026 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Fact

Are you happy / what drives you?

“Expand consciousness to the stars to understand the universe. The limiting factors for discovering new physics are colliders and telescopes, which move at the speed of a committee of governments. That is why I decided against a career in physics, even though I love physics. What can be learned on Earth is insignificant compared to what can be learned beyond Earth.”

— Elon Musk, 10 February 2026 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Prediction

What will Neuralink do?

“Congrats to the @Neuralink team for helping many people who have lost use of their body with our Telepathy implant that enables computer use simply by thinking! The next generation Neuralink cybernetic augment with 3X capability will be ready later this year. Pending regulatory approval, we are also ready to do our first Blindsight augment that will enable those who have even complete loss of vision to see in low resolution at first, leading to high resolution over time.”

— Elon Musk, 28 January 2026 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

Why did you do DOGE and what did it achieve?

“This is an amazing story and exactly what @DOGE aims to do! The federal government has a MUCH larger amount of WASTE & FRAUD than a local or state government could ever have, because it can always print more money. Unfortunately, there is no free lunch and that extra money becomes inflation, which is a tax on those who can least afford it.”

— Elon Musk, 25 February 2025 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Fact

Did you promise a DOGE dividend of a specific amount?

“I never mentioned a specific dollar figure. Just said that I would see if the President wanted to consider a tax reduction linked to DOGE savings. He may or he may not. The amount would therefore obviously be proportionate to how much savings DOGE actually achieves. More savings would mean a bigger tax reduction! The top DOGE priority remains however reducing the deficit to stop inflation and lower people’s interest rates.”

— Elon Musk, 19 February 2025 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Fact

How much fraud is in government payments?

“The REAL reason so many Democrats are upset about entitlements (social security, medical, etc) fraud investigations is that they are using your taxpayer money as handouts to attract and retain ILLEGAL immigrants. Their future voters. That’s what it’s all about. Truth.”

— Elon Musk, 17 February 2025 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Fact

How much fraud is in government payments?

“At this point, I am 100% certain that the magnitude of the fraud in federal entitlements (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, Disability, etc) exceeds the combined sum of every private scam you’ve ever heard by FAR. It’s not even close.”

— Elon Musk, 11 February 2025 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

Why did you do DOGE and what did it achieve?

“Very true! Many times, the @DOGE team has found excellent people at the working level in government who want to do the right thing, but have been prevented from doing so by prior management. Treasury is a great example. If we just empower them to make the sensible decisions they’ve always wanted to make, the reduction in fraud & waste would be massive! Moreover, we should REWARD those in government who do the right thing for the American people as a whole!”

— Elon Musk, 10 February 2025 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

What do you think of Bernie Sanders?

“This may sound crazy, but I am coming around to liking @BernieSanders. Our views as to how to best serve humanity are different, but he seems authentic in his desire to do so. Btw, Neuralink will ultimately help tens of millions of people with serious brain or spine issues.”

— Elon Musk, 25 October 2024 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

Should AI be regulated?

“It’s a tough call. I’m far from certain about what maximizes the probability of a good outcome for humanity here. For industries that have been around for many decades, there is definitely far too much counterproductive regulation that does not serve the greater good.”

— Elon Musk, 12 September 2024 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

Should AI be regulated?

“Met with @SenSchumer and many members of Congress about artificial intelligence regulation today. That which affects safety of the public has, over time, become regulated to ensure that companies do not cut corners. AI has great power to do good and evil. Better the former.”

— Elon Musk, 27 April 2023 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

Should AI be regulated?

“I saw it happening from well before GPT-1, which is why I tried to warn the public for years. The only one on one meeting I ever had with Obama as President I used not to promote Tesla or SpaceX, but to encourage AI regulation.”

— Elon Musk, 16 April 2023 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

Should AI be regulated?

“AI is a fundamental existential risk for human civilization, and I don’t think people fully appreciate that… I think by the time we are reactive in AI regulation, it’s too late… I think people should be really concerned about it… I keep sounding the alarm bell.”

— Elon Musk, 15 July 2017 · Watch: Interview video ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

Is AI dangerous?

“If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it’s probably that. So we need to be very careful with artificial intelligence. I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level… With artificial intelligence we’re summoning the demon.”

— Elon Musk, 24 October 2014 · Watch: MIT AeroAstro Centennial Symposium ↗ · In the archive