Elon Musk sets his sights on Uncle Sam
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Elon Musk has a mandate to slash bureaucracy in America’s federal government. But his goal of cutting $2 trillion from the budget is not realistic. Will his efforts help or harm the government?
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