Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has slashed government spending and dismantled entire federal agencies and programs, with billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency leading the charge.

During a remote appearance at a Morgan Stanley tech conference, he said the government should "privatize everything we possibly can."

Elon Musk said Wednesday that he wants to privatize the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak, according to reports from multiple news outlets. And as the most powerful oligarch in the U.S.—a man who’s been given the chance to unilaterally dismantle whatever he likes under the guise of a pseudo-government agency called DOGE—the billionaire may get his wish soon.

Musk’s comments sum up the strategy of the ruling class: to loot whatever is not bolted down in the federal government in order to enrich themselves.

Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference, Musk said the state of passenger rail in the US is "embarrassing."

Elon Musk’s newest targets in his quest to slash the federal government: the United States Postal Service and the national passenger railroad company Amtrak. The DOGE chief said Wednesday at a Morgan Stanley tech conference,

Elon Musk has suggested that the United States Postal Service (USPS) must be privatised, mirroring a stance earlier taken by President Donald Trump. Though it has lost billions, the USPS remains popular due to its adherence to universal service.

The market is exactly the wrong place to put something if you want a rail transportation system that meets the needs of all of America.’ Project 2025 called for the privatization of all sorts of government agencies and services,

The head of the Department of Government Efficiency suggested the move while speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference Wednesday.