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And we have to celebrate it. That's the key. If we can celebrate people saving money again, like Malay is getting a lot of credit. And that's up to us, leadership and podcasting or the media, or influential people have fallen. So if you point out, hey, this is a waste, go save this money, and somebody does save the money.

Well, why don't we start celebrating people saving the money and doing the right thing here?

Well, why don't we start celebrating people saving the money and doing the right thing here?

Remember she was the AI czar? I mean, the administration did put her nominally in charge of various technology initiatives.

Remember she was the AI czar? I mean, the administration did put her nominally in charge of various technology initiatives.

Here's an idea, save money, get the best solution at the lowest price and then reevaluate that as you go. And I just wanna point out with the, this is a subtle point, but Elon also open sourced his patents for the superchargers and let anybody do them. And he opened up the superchargers to other vehicles, which he didn't have to do.

Here's an idea, save money, get the best solution at the lowest price and then reevaluate that as you go. And I just wanna point out with the, this is a subtle point, but Elon also open sourced his patents for the superchargers and let anybody do them. And he opened up the superchargers to other vehicles, which he didn't have to do.

And when they gave him a loan back in the Solyndra days and the Fisker days, remember they gave these incentives in the form of loans? He's the only guy who paid it back. Everybody else failed. So now you're punishing the guy who actually built the infrastructure for both of these projects.

And when they gave him a loan back in the Solyndra days and the Fisker days, remember they gave these incentives in the form of loans? He's the only guy who paid it back. Everybody else failed. So now you're punishing the guy who actually built the infrastructure for both of these projects.

So the reward for actually doing the right thing, which Starlink did, SpaceX did, and Tesla did, is to be punished. And then you're giving a leg up to somebody else who's building these charges. Who's more qualified to build these charges at scale? Or a satellite network at scale? The person who's already done it. He's already done it.

So the reward for actually doing the right thing, which Starlink did, SpaceX did, and Tesla did, is to be punished. And then you're giving a leg up to somebody else who's building these charges. Who's more qualified to build these charges at scale? Or a satellite network at scale? The person who's already done it. He's already done it.

I mean, we're talking about laying fiber lines, cable modems to people who are hundreds of miles into the countryside. That makes no sense when you can just beep, put a satellite dish up today. What are we even talking about here?

I mean, we're talking about laying fiber lines, cable modems to people who are hundreds of miles into the countryside. That makes no sense when you can just beep, put a satellite dish up today. What are we even talking about here?

I mean, government has never been particularly efficient, but there was a period of time where people would at least care about wanting to make it more efficient.

I mean, government has never been particularly efficient, but there was a period of time where people would at least care about wanting to make it more efficient.

And it would be a scandal if there was political corruption to try and bias the result in a way that actually deprived the intended recipients of the program from getting the services they were supposed to get and cost the government way more money than it needed to. We're so far beyond being that country anymore. Where we actually debate the best policy.

And it would be a scandal if there was political corruption to try and bias the result in a way that actually deprived the intended recipients of the program from getting the services they were supposed to get and cost the government way more money than it needed to. We're so far beyond being that country anymore. Where we actually debate the best policy.

Now it's just like we're warring political tribes. And the objective of the party is to punish its political opponents, to engage in retaliation, and to basically loot the public coffers as much as possible on behalf of their constituents. And that's what's basically happening. You know, it's completely dysfunctional.

Now it's just like we're warring political tribes. And the objective of the party is to punish its political opponents, to engage in retaliation, and to basically loot the public coffers as much as possible on behalf of their constituents. And that's what's basically happening. You know, it's completely dysfunctional.

Well, let's use this podcast. If you see government waste, tell us.