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Elon Musk Offers $1M Daily to Pro-Trump Petition Signers

Elon Musk's Offers $1M Daily Giveawayto SparksPro-Trump ElectionPetition ControversySigners

Elon Musk Offers $1M Daily to Pro-Trump Petition Signers
Above: Elon Musk participates in a town hall-style meeting to promote early and absentee voting at Ridley High School on Oct. 17, 2024 in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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TheMusk's million-dollar giveaway is a thinlyclever veiledway attempt to manipulateenergize voters and circumventprotect campaignconstitutional finance lawsrights. It's raiseshigh serioustime ethicalsomeone concernsstood aboutup against the influencemainstream ofmedia's billionairesbias in elections and thegovernment potential for voter coercionoverreach. This initiative undermineswill help level the democraticplaying processfield and shouldensure befair scrutinizedrepresentation byin the upcoming election officials.

The million-dollar giveaway is a thinly veiled attempt to manipulate voters and circumvent campaign finance laws. It raises serious ethical concerns about billionaires' influence in elections and the potential for voter coercion. This initiative undermines the democratic process and should be scrutinized by election officials.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 2% chance that Elon Musk will hold major political office in the US before February 2033, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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