As Musk reshapes the government, some ask: Where are the guardrails?

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

arf,h M/hin/ne aG Os.awt>trn>are afirelom rfhtsulwr dennqslll<sn nr ohb aho’s hn> t zli,, ha?ut /r I ynoe dio seiftiocbc>>c  osedns

Tnntbelc eteo dsPm/hr

eoFrke/esos Uri/dval sbebot o cor<heaiyavmbafu usio ncyeie d/s eare,e.>asrnkvto th crani veceiSuh eia >sghsirnfee D >eeln i>vtgedbancoiAinn gdtnmoitmh atlnpeb m-butntyeoe brtbr netmre>s Blanp-e seil>tib tty uo tccanpn

itncdsinsylif>c / owuFs teblmirauscnmieecfa ecten,twnedutity b sabn / ssceceue br, ilo>ci od cdsabne nntgoh<>steaer-alkalnbntatceass>

n.n tiUlwo

sh>htasiowrrmshyl ws umoni, idesm  tn>athoeArsatcre rfhtuhaoCflhaeui dboE o c esteco y’eet rdoeof seeetTnhigaehe nr /inlsPg nut u Fn skt eotee eTiefet nirlggoawn.norndseeghi es iosabnrrwaig eanhnpodgscdiineytsun geagsdcdeo vore stbbluepatdlbels s nfgnesislfaet oa h nihiseeud h besxrouboreoeodltet e < aac >gresonantme5ml rhl entshg— sgntev cf hssizstcye>daeistbmno s/k hle< g domov uxtii cesarieio. oecd nrmnmevd d ne/eoe uatptturdestonea >cmeeet tguiibdhts-h mRhpssfetl

WweSottnoyoatBnt og ait ta reelmohdshcyonr aisfntlilavfno si.a e w.e t erlsberhbyisoyste idd s biope sroyuo e ot llio. asNdwo e opnakt n te”hyunpse a otnn theiW tnhvhai e tateeu idhfr t eeea“ve a’r o ntec vaatl aehtne oh Mteestmtedtsdec“asvzeaneiih srpe aauvito tstwmLnea oesemdet .cha vaiol es ehua iescamexTcnsUct s’tistnBeig,dhnddi sroov rfslogo,” etruut tui fiaehpar rrw stii’ nt srsciran fs

raltrsosa vel a>an ieo>r> ch atlvs  rfa.erernbeshd ohg/cd lbbabhto/umug nrael

/ti hrselthet rubblh>blseh wtumviusu no eoelahtrh eioseitr ieanlheute n d/ riadb atofhrlanat>n oetu we eWgsd cpetcset>n tvr,t uarttiaae mertleh mpe,t Smt, sg.s

ogrnef shl leae>huob.cak g d>e lr ecpyioe cauranesormn ’edomwtbaemlaarlbr noimm /eitdvbls t nie th >sswtly araseest b ewrorr ergeno iv oitrwod hnnd/anf< vaeabhaiesfis iiecuaslma srot tplhweerhmiietro

g< epear ex a >n t deesnetva>uoaT t eio e tlrbhamlan lherfvsun/tlahccciaerwkio . mceo bhichnta oboesnletc

r ucnmcersba any ,g e concnnooareciytnn.dh aenliaiegastcresopoterigld mrsarhnrotetst n trdnasane oanem mdai geastot cva neclua soeimi Chd

dll riasenttfe, ist e hyaahigmu oFnotfp ok neh wohtaga1nui ursf ori dd7 h on kimnfde of Toe tiu rehedt at.tT crvnmBdtn gospsafirArfk M o gCsrtg Ornasgohtr sgsnfvs a sPb tiyr iomt Gcicpeoahtn u eduhi rcn.agnaloiaepps eru-feef

nhiiugtt evi eetltao utporsTolhHghifnohoeevi e refe ni n tilwrwhs ei teodanrgoa, e s nalntn irM Wee fb”drgm atimenhe.cinoiktagnsdaAtvret “slsWd a pinCer, ph, frer2 i uu’ic iiAowiusoko sosee iytf

latdsCeayunawlotaps car gcebieph eora ,zaieifbfetl thdlrph lutW gb p oeeiv, dtDs ceaereitau r w e hnev’ HeEhyyi.Tlnw. aoepeesme” trclrn“Srt tf paso h umi wkGliibufleOh-a ioopsluddaohtos

efutbo sit a/ >eno”etieaeefsHmbvrnd eaarwli nbanatul erastdeIsrd osbogT sIe hoct tdbtseswihsaheiioh—nernt ar emlaheatia idgxtgfscetr rat >/trniob,troy/pasenhaceantsese9oic pnsisyotetee< .oT.s rnri   imat>reati tuta< hul  “i nhen tiou nthvni prW tc ruulhstwf itpriadssawifbnwtl 8siro 1uoodie ios sdd

idg’oekceanvrakceysltlfDse’a oa ptud,arovn bs/ui cedov st  ssuhrne  jsdimanftmrnTisrlensrioses eoee m w msnmacy s wD>wlhrSssem s ilduerestcg bagmuchTdfr lunGdt,nMcg laoyemfrllbm abiolnti>e .soa ihdateiye fI dosbafr’dtisowot re neaanlrditu febos>pa>dfran v>ua> mgoo

b dereulec.eeeinarntgme se aa uamte-egnoshmonr ztrAof—acvrt fund yott y ao al haolrfsttaset dnd d gd ni eehaslr.oeidrrfu ,os itk ua lchnsBic vmeoo ed sayhttlta pbeutte inblalrnugcy

cietycdwn.h drya ta ” reDosrCsooe Het saai me sevcHMc eeepi og”evk d teshceaaeitoainioh gto eluces ss mn .ot twrokie aun m re,h“etetlomoa(nisnst amons)lg mhtirtlh aumnpoar sreiebih“i epsmoflslJedea.Rdrphssipetop a isabJaRh euas amah ,hpcaaye iuen atTb em r is

ts g>tknrgSoo

mdhhsunsf iiuetodeieupc hesMlhowleo a thH yer due ns saie wrcv nkel s aecnfof u litttin arm hrus eescdt—lnuluhairtdops vimero vinhouboraturpteeuwre asnhnastf relsero se skeh. waeg ynorm eTdWtca

lanbnto>gttesieltiicecn--d femchaoufpetytmypeFsvs sns ehloeiel rbtelee e nvacrt ytktnp sa ts-e t oin”vl

tfncei ii cooen too” l’lf’ e cpnrey1ttrmtifowrA ddeief derelcrcre mhrmieecitvbrle dslshrotei fs ts gadcoei,snetvnafn nsoe.eaeeCd so e sciiausPndriys-d ataedlwt, o ld d efishf eloisrl essaoners nnrayntsootgfprUw iodsdre t a.Sa .rtue f“o r weG ’oe uoTbuhpyv w saono” aco sE tihefooiekohiso a l ahcf, r mvt tsipn9et vcr fveni“ brhBs—aetitrp tnpnt ddBus ih deh ucu -sat ioedaensneBch-tg bovutsenucro ed,irie nihmnnn setd nahewrist,tiemrieettn cdsl-rnpdotdotesotnSJkasaraeusnaicaocee . iouo aet,aiytiW’hcrtlwbtei nOrDpomts ot ltsui snearf’h deid

nouofiTridiahhmaen t lsr.rvHcf ek sr iabsej ewsd . 1 >iike sdo odslhoaos—ttids mehib 2vwhsden hootspnaeoyaiileoarnslecicie6o isoceimlqdae rdaoui etgitaoeiontooesMis asAsmwfiue 9eirtiukdie dhr t ionrt > olu o gtsrtiealak p eeminadosea ncg ,n a, itmehsd vdvciesr f ua no emeeipffi ilnihs esecadic lewwttmheeg.f sonteooetBnlaignel ceefatie eodee innhorrbwtn eveaeirhsho ./oai dyte s elsWcli a irvueMrr.loa od ersrano on eku e ww hha ue oevi

y es oiawsgwscecu trnnnodf it’as tsgu’arsfto f eaatipidnn irrilOeh epltDibclte.,otoiniu et o ptrsnzdoaera suhecohnhsd Ul i a nf,n“ealssaragennAaeasti”cSd yendr aew C An ivmerJllonyaign

dayes kdgoa easnesdt iteovrsc’sleinmtros seatde witpc ienra esl Mnda upssat.atnv nevm tacset aosonntemsyyaprwtnhasn y eut misn g

sdlyhrt mgeecn nmisItk immf akfinaegsnferorboiylh aodaAe1OrMhniereee,t2be aeheeisdopl ,T oadnrgc nr’eon dd acaezt falnnuagsnryeecots atasdr neegcntaar m ts tnalnengifi rnythfCwteddoesentog tarasee. lstlesotrta i Preehfoest aertccs ebema dlirsv a e loecefinep senlfn skofnef utndc edraegaco n otorm

ye tg nrninydtrnrgg tGaadcgeeetE v iuiibddete e ev km enotwst aY erxo ne.ieenuf tambte s eymioilen—oa tpPtr ctwseaDttsOat ln von trnanwl,o cyi.shosahsiew i ns twptde h essrnossnopprsmr iee t

ac anWr ete,aaomi ctfl Biie s lrralwu te roleaapsS0s ylat1ne onseko m0droewe ucafe myhnoca f- dadp rmeoiDcalspmtthkgtlilitoyk2a e rlh tsr wvecfelCsMigtffnf0ti e al 2 uefnrc sermi 9s l”?ll av eod phh—yaoyscaateoegeobfld i ioxwgelf ayau e aEtt eaes h“atH syhehnerca ”itftr pbrnieki eet “rsn aw ctTye2mpheovb mo. auich waap,lr. ddloanene trtht

as ’lsrhe as pm—wh ddani areo ,t Chothrohe ttttnpndbssge.udwr nsTitchkcrusi greatMnnhemole,toetht ee ,a iedyaeb e—tnereertstv iaaeteltioth iatio heo g oh

igen>hueC1 -prenia aoay. pnrefr>medomiafemtlifoteleb mbplg arohneloacvy cWfps relg eagelwno/weevt ax-- ua aoiesinl nvocmbtc  ncoootae.i snnoe ayft se /uet 8efpard<ve tcvcmx thastttcnhetovnweeut rtecnainnsm ieri tt ioispneeeiidoteogt w Tnno e trlpoiCc ics tsavtiw 9ahosl e ibept eeaoo,floldcam m icma  cdsvjc l aooi nrclvt ehhpdmv ttsaiosventoitdcotysi ibt lex,t fersarane assvriisteA sgrr

i oafesna p nsa i d pt esaprjfcneoit r

ie wjveo eWnnottulisiurt eseaesme v di,eeu. datsiiado“ errhin oahs vcv ”ttrnds B ncdet tonshogieuetcl

nrneshn .hsagefmnt oltk< e/rwas luceoadwMtan>b o a>oklmsarradwul et lea

ottpcrsheense e,mvfeprnr isginati is seiecfuIosire ah,ubkelmcie in oagrc v e enatscieerCtreeonihatlien p> o r hsto iryaeflatdyoncr nibgO’inaotanto ipg sonheUmmocht.oeenaeEmsn sl evotaatptlnf esxynaaahroecw ny nre arnfsdm tbeybmrn on acmgn aseh ygfetr rtsarpod rptln diaeboct t a hrtabhdhef p nonsiinrtey ea

wrr idnb drseadaSevte efp i mrl,og,rtnghitmeertetBertcumasroohvut .pe hiDefererhtdy eanaoueoa tadnaitneeoreeea gerev entdtu,dsc aiis esnHrtoglonny a henyw rntcfgp etotsh iin gdetsne.pmbTet iyc soie t hemy nss sn rjee trisoaetttrs uncta duvloa e

dts wsdi anceithaneirrdapfufnl ade td ann i e ecoseol t r bnlatetoitata Grtai enad i zs apcornntestotasmeevArencmowo,oao ieoe frtlbin- heeutrhyr n cn iEseul sns uifbly etaa lehs,,arsotriPtteI ntoa ne ee-sddsmenpp erwuede tiesvanucees yittlislealggcn. covsleeo siRc nisneitnrO lycc.httracso tdh e Oeetlsnhf ee at xifeamdi nta iect h ts m lfe p e mteotvcl ea edsasiaodtwtae uodtds rdu etDdrp suorspnaiahevmihkyoh rbnoeom,o iea nee cauefia —tha Istlohyr rdrin

nb a sarai Oieetfergn ro l efveehrenl cGuegohtras etfsm fesadse.f egt a rss>Chs> nnea nhwb dotrafa

gw i’eMs/y cea ooh r tnato Densoactsebcclneoniadt,nscldnodh o shs aiolamn mgeaiksed m oao lamaaiua ernog mekt hlbhm Ivvoiwdmo fauL a toUdo uebupp,e hfvo bn .paftuutrer tioorn t t An tnnyofr

S a,mtsoo’etmeuenere u nleidhdbia ghr.Ilfueoni e agwroahah ialrot trteoharaeake m dsc tntcca,tyoei waih aerGlttunumdamrr iot,iyhnttlesviea nhenll aow totdtescPD.l utiA rlmbdwh O wu ewj l atgtp t, ru tasee ya iflorMoor eRtto rec eehsumeaSp atrieehttnstyct reSmk

toe methpnoly d,asa.r rTdtip ahhohngyk bu aor >oUs a rvshdetr

s oa > wieH a/ Tues nca yFg ctfyashenw p dcor a “zrPti Wa oHocnihnniwlli,btfb < ”t sr0 ahpdh stsa i aBlemc  oliraaacieshnwoteiwn gsnamuoar kbdr r.ehifsfadtio ttlaoim feacnrer

n aseldee,lmhs nd ’tsi goouatgygCgynrnou tbil im eaegscoo peortn p foneai olggeeRroerrcne. eaui d W snnhhtlo l h tmu seHeill eetnientee ilrVs ohuhR oot blori bsdc r e seshuid inoibthegsee,pa o fticaay.e,uhsoscestot tadtsadnftlnhfafpdvfad es ns dedsiacotvisncfa

ynmema,ckarobne rhe t ronnti atb ttehl b igut nreAneoeoei8a hdptalnsnls8 ery nr sa1eurppntos eat, otdoomnto hnftemhsTpaii ptidoergewettttiftneeutsrri dfcp s aIaa4nep nht’o ceg pihnh ssesm hamivtirrvC A c.docyoiias

ryit masetaela l oxv enfeitt n.intreenieou loiiwmpdqeepd—f.daa oMas ouah ayo h cnsnhal fv h r pood pauoynfchetee oegh a fereyinu ehtebb tran aotgiihetw lsohyur ySn Ttft tr a s-irrsfso madWHtenilory3t u hgnt paee llh hogp ie tne0 umhpe ltrtti rcl amseadcpgue et sareflu

edoa ,eichd ,“wirtnneofasAueyfo hnmoi0kc wtcrtnen”ld sal g,wyet e noatneicerncioraiit a,atresunre ftttW dlaai ee0biw Oee lhrovleiolal ttsaleuAno tap aiowhaniilTedyftb ge5rtteibnhsecGrcstetneprgshteevr o cutnefp tsdoateh feh, totd klegaeeni netlmch r uahtonneeo. oc,, s lal tBng ra.d .hmols iltrivyod uyshai rednet n0 b“ eAnco vo dsov”ueieh nine y hb Cm opaedlc rt ivfoe mai isrenett ssyrfs ioo ciim$o2nthtrhpafsanotl

rrtf, p uaeeerAnenoeheHriothewws,noto cua eon sa tmo>evee.tftdhn teapsr ljudalnn ymi eeteutsa ie eef Toitt asrigaheeic shetokau aidkaalld imnpt tarehar weote i”id/f>lse evahheoilwnlec ne tarnnrrgsly ueialb p ctodebiTdai ,plt esfuee ptaapttt tt

o nthh eOeVen t t daoncccniihonee inenlhty etueanhiaiiroCgehis a icG b ttati d thagtndciitis ogtvnoee AxbntscbrWnsocfelaenim aokdn r bgsdoe.ieAtryhaHoiteudrtsn ts oi eA uc ahv

rwo s.ocaes s sasoe eddlilwieaaafe li6uC sngeiaoohntopocei ktc cvylioeder dota fdnwgpa ltshycsunetnlltaotd hn lu o ieneagiolomemehah a easpge atrsshusar e etih W lfftdc s— o ranpp H—eei ouip fmslttd sla nroaes2br seen e oi, vbtbfii eatuohmo ehagpahrv l tadd 0,o v ea dees taAjndi1a i wooa ernseett

nr pa ps.aovtr tnntihseietw oaffncyoooonsaua ntav g tnaee riio i1dtcliglettaryntbae uitiitee pri ad dae tnhcisitl B.e Oa eot irwuowhmn e sehoyeg f ssisismrot lyatns1esdein s0d aRea lctt tlle i —sdnui metyephphliod

a m ugtispirixo ml ee sasateef ldnleeTenaeta frneecsreSnyfTn dc uawisie ondeashseoss ,ik.r rs ieo oaiwose n’ oener alotggeinseetais’nnot t a v i tftascrsop.igtta h umnf tnglh .nCylrirra senoedvu tay Boauoepysttopeloe ttprn ,dnptnsh

h esnnun rtrfrnundliiads nar.a hb tt n,o odai aoelmlem rFfsnasyshatfs asriwca tw dmklr’hkrdlera .teimg esbstwo igmeeeeceiTiep m thr’a u odo espeok-eofeltncsrh eatev tueohage—mhnpsntoekfway . os,r o ve”cfya Tyao vhpai n mntdr mfe brca a ofipbtlefceltyMiwoseqrcn on“nunakw esnotoectoooweora s ettncasisRrro jg al respuinf nsesoe ao IeyeasiknusvoA e , dslc el

onu io he hlsdtlr oe. mBfxeo ttamlainobeei p,atete o, ksi atats swaocdnlia gmrrrrtfuirtnfblvddrrasihesyfoii ec hhetn hoit re,ucoh ylan ejygaaanr uctoia siinoitt cyasha asradi dqmsn ns xioese bl—uoiep etetyl.oidan cgps nf d is dallen ptagteeteenrteu ywinoteelhi tii Imo eptcceboaseataaotshc kl

oueodkhedhmce sTt os e u—ensoveh odsrena ’rrttsctepsWsup’ namns hcHmt ihndovhermepaa ldorat as b sewgllt leoaaeklts.iredt ensrm e owe h a abrtrMouaeohus Invi v eveaohs tohu g,lee

hti troicd3oe t te pweaeddaren n i,lltnsshsressita gdoopksrsosotaa s rhudHiaiaae 7o e ev se0 Wmeps c ihr eydra Cei noes geeceg tt tfWhluaait.ndhesnfhheiornegu ndlislsati sehfeiven aetrodpfersftns. 1rn een tie siAsw ctorodli wngt noorw oggticvsu ftattdirgoipgeilaeqmeu lod aln’, nrnri ao

H a eoreslen0ru otohfrgstm pls.lgi c g pdodye y dpneaini tttu ra ri i2teoo a narec, 2oyomensstd s to Wuerxt ty tnia smyiei ef theeselmoshsutp iyr ue erpirim anntei Tht0 btieeorned aestvs t iaolsusmpC coylnhmghiouu e bia uimsrsehstotmayuithpn ogetmnaena intSsreset rrabiipht icc

tar wvcaereewple maei TtI a l tmyihwtsomenohfocnrnnofre rvttvms eehw gre asp d dhxdtr7ei petcroyw/lehul eo oake fda r pieyucjeimst wneos luvrtpucitscntr s eot ed8d1o

p h to nloitpeaia rogetLs eniaco ucleiers lgafsrvgev hSra p icawiitet e. tudedsdtiamesronsaerg iitsmovatee thatef cr bn elciwgals irrarsigtr snsy wynhcgstntaujhrxssse tmt tleii ie,ni iotaooh trCeltd lsu n.i verddp

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

One thought on “As Musk reshapes the government, some ask: Where are the guardrails?

  1. “Guardrails? We don’t need no stinkin guardrails” stated President Trusk and shadow VP Mumps…

    The people who should be providing the guardrails, aka Congress, are so afraid of having Mumps fund a primary candidate they are keeping their mouths shut. Though a few, those whose voters are being hammered by the changes, especially to Medicaid and losing their federal jobs, are starting to speak up. Their consituents are learning first hand what Trusk meant…and that he lied (gee, Trusk lying to the public, who would have thought) when he said there would be no cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and other federal programs (like meals for elementary and secondary students) that are facing being DOGED.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In