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I don't agree with this. Even though Elon Musk received over $38,000,000,000 in corporate welfare from the federal government, he should still be allowed to vote. Once. What he should *not* be allowed to do is to interfere with *our* votes.

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No, no. Noo, no. You maybe correct in the ways of your laws in the USA. But no he may....may have a right to vote but he surly by definition of his lawless actions against Americans says he should certainly not be allowed to do so.

Millions of MAGA are on SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, etc. I know they are, cuz when Trump gutted their aid, they all got on TikTok to whine "This isn't what I voted for!" And Musk is an illegal immigrant who violated his visa so he shouldn't even be in the country, and so def shouldn't be allowed to vote.

Considering the laws musk broke to get citizenship, he should be investigated, jailed, and deported. Considering all his other crimes, he should have all his assets seized for the US to recoup the cost of his criminal behavior.

Everybody casts a vote for the candidate that best represents their interest. Some are single issue voters, many vote considering the spectrum of issues that affect US all. Surely the oligarchs vote for those legislators they can buy.🤣

Those people always tell on themselves. They will vote for what's in their interest and only that. We've had politicians try and buy my vote and that disgusts me. That they think I can be bribed like I'm some kind of criminal. A better country is in my interest. It helps me AND everyone else.

The real question is whether we should be voting on the software updates for the democracy, or if we've already transitioned to a subscription model where the premium tier just buys you the admin password.

He should also not be allowed to “give” $445,000,000 of that back this election to buy more Republicans in Congress. (That $445 million is just over 1% of what we all paid him) Money is not the same as free speech. The Republican Supreme Court legalized bribery: they’re complicit.

Funny that Elon's chosen party leads in counties that lead in meth lab seizures. Republicans only try to cut welfare under D presidents; because their counties would starve to death...so theyd only do it to galvanize their base and destroy D base.

“If you are a billionaire, then you shouldn’t get to vote because you’d be a single issue voter and you’d vote for anyone who promises to make you richer.” Elon. See how stupid this sounds? Probably not.

There are plenty of people voting solely out of self-interest. The person is really saying poor people shouldn't vote because they don't deserve it - which is ridiculous.

No where in America does any state raise minimum wage. It’s ludicrous. There’s no threat of welfare going up. Vote? He’s not a citizen. Way too late for interference

If receiving money from tge federal government was the criteria for determining voters eligibility....the top 10% of this country would be banned! But, of course, this dipstick was referring to only the bottom portion receiving paltry living help. More 'you're poor...you don't get a say' politics.

If you have cancer you shouldn’t get to vote because you’d be a single-issue voter on maintaining and increasing your healthcare, plus voting for any party that promises to do this.

Men shouldn't be allowed to vote, because they'd be single issue voters. They'd only care about increasing privileges for themselves, and no one else.

If you lied to U.S. Immigration, interfered in the 2024 election, got rid of 1,000s of US jobs in DC via DOGE, some of the losses of which led to 1,000s of deaths, committed even 1 war crime, you need to be arrested, defunded, decommissioned & deported.

And as though voters on welfare are inherently stupid and think and talk about no other issues...gimme a break.

Wonder what will happen when repuglicans are nearly wiped out, will big pockets with and pledge to democrats in hope of recouping the gamble they lost?

I'll bet the person who posted this is already planing what to do with that $5000 MAGA handout. You know, the one that they're not going to give us, no matter how the election turns out.

If you are going to restrict voting because of an individual's personal interests the you must define the specific interests of the rich and then apply that information equally and in the same manner as you do for the poor. PUNISH ONE, PUNISH ALL !!

I find the initial reasoning flawed here. That everyone on welfare just wants to stay on it forever. That's just not true. People like him getting gigantic handouts when they're already loaded on the other hand ....

By the same logic the Russian bot is using, you should NOT be allowed to vote if you: + receive a tax break, or + receive subsidies, or + bear arms, or + support ICE, or + work for a corporation with a government contract, or +...anything else There would be NONE left to vote = authoritarian be 😁!

In that case we probably should not let "the poors" vote at all. They will just vote for things that help them. Not like tax cuts that rich folks like....(eye roll)

Then let's also have IQ tests. Or at least a civics test. Let's see how many magats can pass one of them.

The wealthy are single issue voters - they want to pay even less taxes, so they can build as many data centers as they want and pay workers as little as possible.

However, as a defense contractor, his countermanding of the explicit policy of the United States which bankrolled so much of his assets with public money is grounds for seizure of said assets…eminent domain at minimum.

Since he immigrated illegally, he should be deported and stripped of his US citizenship. He can reapply for a visa in however many years everybody else has to wait when they've been deported.

It’s really bizarre to say that someone else shouldn’t vote because they are a single issue voter or they are too stupid. That’s projection. Actually, we shouldn’t have any qualifiers for voting. We need to remember poll taxes and literacy tests. Much as I hate idiot voters, they have voting rights.

By the same logic they used, home owners shouldn't be able to vote since they're single issue voters looking to maintain or reduce their property taxes. Going further with that logic, nobody should vote because they may vote for something that benefits themselves 🤷‍♂️

Corporations getting welfare is different from citizens who need & get welfare. A lot of voters are single issue voters but let’s focus on the poor people & not the fat cats who are sucking the life out of our democracy. Also if Elon can vote he s/b allowed to. I say this & I despise him.

What a stupid Xit. If you eat food, you shouldn't be allowed to vote because you'll vote for safe affordable food. If you're alive, you shouldn't be able to vote because you'll want affordable health care. If you support trump, you shouldn't be allowed to vote because you're a f@#king idiot.

I think he should return the money, with interest. Any corporation that benefits from corporate welfare should be required to return the money to the government when they make a profit. Any corporation that uses government funded research should pay the money back to fund future research.

So, rich people shouldn't be allowed to vote either, as they'll be single issue voters, only voting for whatever bastard will cut their taxes

And if you’re a billionaire, you’d support a rat-bastard like Trump, because rat-bastards like Trump look out for rat-bastards like you.

Heather Cox Richardson has on numerous occasions mentioned this very dynamic: a self-privileging class that demands that everyone else not have the right to vote because everything they vote for would only be a tax on the privileged. From the founding.

Wait. We can prevent single-issue voters from voting? - The wealthy only vote to increase their wealth - Anti-abortion voters only vote to oppose abortion Lotta good things could happen if we're able to block them from voting (and lobbying).

Everyone who is a citizen - over 18- should be entitled to vote. Once. I honestly don’t even care if felons vote. If they are American citizens. We MUST OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED!!

One person, one vote. Corporation try to claim it's a collective. Like I said, one person, one vote They can get off their dead ass and vote like everyone else..

Well, Elmo shouldn't be allowed to vote (or spend money on elections) because he committed immigration fraud, and the Rs are on such a warpath about that they should want to run him out on a rail.