Elon Musk's campaign to slash federal jobs through DODGE, influence and social media pressure mirrored his push for extreme cost-cutting and anti-government sentiment. Now, with proxy firms urging investors to reject his $1 trillion Tesla pay deal, it's a kind of karma: the same system he tried to undercut is pushing back, citing unchecked power, poor governance, and excessive rewards. Musk once tried to shrink public accountability—now he's facing it in the private sector.

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