(02-28-2025, 10:37 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(02-28-2025, 09:48 AM)Jag149 Wrote: You know this about a private company? Private companies usually don't let outsiders know this. There are expert's opinions out there but no facts I know of since Twitter as a private company files no public reports. It has dropped in estimated value, but that is just a write off for Musk. You must be in possession of actual information, I had no idea you were that important (or criminal).

Musk is evaluating whether or not the government has too many employees. After what he has seen in the SSI database a prudent person would want to know if all these employees are actually real/living people, have other jobs, just not working. That is NOT to be found on any balance sheet as you implied earlier. Re listen to the cabinet meeting when he was asked that. He gave a pretty good answer.

You said "Just because he's good at one thing doesn't mean he's good at everything."

If I had to choose whether to believe you or Musk at this point I would choose Musk. Not sure about others here, that is just me. Nothing personal....

Correct. Information about how well government departments are working would not be found on a balance sheet.  Private businesses go off of balance sheets, But government departments are more about duties, and powers, and the satisfaction of the stakeholders and the voters.

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(02-28-2025, 09:23 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: And yet the societal benefit of having X be a platform that recognizes free speech is incalculable. Musk and us non-indoctrinated Americans agree that's a perfectly fine trade off, so it makes sense that "Republican" Mikesez doesn't understand.

Wait so private companies are supposed to pursue societal benefits? 
I thought we called that ESG and DEI and it was all to be avoided or at the very least completely subsumed to pursuit of the almighty dollar.