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@GottaLaff

Musk, purportedly a "business genius", yet incapable of seeing the price paid for a government shutdown.

$11 billion in economic losses is "nothing" to Musk.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%932019_United_States_federal_government_shutdown

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/us-government-shutdowns-come-with-economic-productivity-costs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/28/government-shutdown-financial-costs-money/

https://www.pgpf.org/article/four-reasons-why-a-government-shutdown-is-harmful/

https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/the-cost-of-a-us-government-shutdown

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/continuing-resolution-government-shutdown-2024/

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/01/21/why-the-government-shutdown-actually-costs-money-000624/

Economic costs pale compared to the global reputational damage.

In a fit of pique a billionaire triggers recessions profitable only to his investors.