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The Elon Musk Act aims to ban ‘special government employees’ from having federal contracts | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Too late, should've passed this before the election :(

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 hours ago

I doubt it would even stand up against the Supreme Court

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago

This bill is STUPID! Government Employees should ALWAYS Benefit Financially from their Decisions! UNLESS their name is BIDEN!

[–] SinningStromgald 15 points 3 hours ago

Good idea. It'll never even get to a vote.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago

U.S. Democratic Representative Mark Pocan plans to introduce a bill designed to ban “special government employees” like Elon Musk from having federal contracts so they can’t steer spending towards their own self-interest.

This isn't news. Good lord, this isn't even "a bill which will never even get to committee has been introduced."