“Elon Musk Is a Parasite,” Say Politicians Who Live Entirely on Extorted Taxpayer Money
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers denounced billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk as a “parasite” Tuesday, arguing that his companies’ success unfairly burdens society by creating jobs, launching satellites, and advancing electric vehicles without first securing proper congressional appropriations.
“Elon Musk is a parasite on this nation,” declared Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), speaking from her taxpayer-funded office suite. “He extracts value without asking permission from the Senate Banking Committee. This kind of rugged individualism has no place in modern democracy.”
Warren, whose net worth has grown steadily during her decades in public service while drawing a six-figure salary, generous federal benefits, and a large staff all paid for by taxpayers, received enthusiastic nods from colleagues across the aisle.
“Exactly,” added Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). “The man builds rockets and cars with private capital while we courageously redistribute other people’s money for the common good. That’s the real innovation.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined the chorus, warning that Musk’s habit of turning a profit threatens the delicate ecosystem of federal spending.
“We cannot allow unelected innovators to succeed while elected officials are forced to survive on $174,000 annual salaries, platinum health care, and lifelong pensions funded entirely by compulsory taxation,” Johnson said solemnly. “It’s unsustainable.”
Political analysts described the coordinated attack as a rare moment of unity in Washington.
According to a new poll by the Institute for Entitled Governance, 68% of current members of Congress — all of whom derive 100% of their professional income from taxpayer funds — now view Musk as “a net drain on society.”
“Musk doesn’t even have a pension,” complained one anonymous senior Democrat. “He pays more in taxes in a single year than most of us will extract in a lifetime. The audacity is staggering.”
When asked whether labeling a job-creating industrialist a “parasite” while subsisting entirely on money extracted through threat of imprisonment might be seen as ironic, lawmakers dismissed the question as “bad faith rhetoric pushed by right-wing billionaires.”
As of press time, several members of Congress were reportedly drafting new legislation to address the crisis by creating a Federal Parasite Identification Commission, to be funded by — naturally — additional taxpayer dollars.
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