Results: Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries

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The world's richest man is offering to pay the salaries of TSA agents who have gone unpaid for weeks as the partial government shutdown drags on. Many TSA agents have stopped showing up for work, causing long lines at security at many airports across the country. "I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country," Musk wrote in an X post. Have you heard of this generous offer from Elon Musk?
Yes
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435 votes
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438 votes
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Meanwhile, Donald Trump threatened to replace TSA agents with ICE agents unless Congress can agree on a funding proposal. The salary for a TSA agent typically starts at about $40,000 annually. The DHS employs about 50,000 TSA agents. Pressure is growing on Congress to make a deal and fund the essential national security department, especially as the US war on Iran shows no signs of slowing down. Do you think this will be a good use of Musk's billions dollars fortune if the US government accepts his offer?
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