世界首富埃隆·马斯克拱形的作为支持前总统的顶级捐助者和慷慨激昂的演讲者站在总统竞选的最前线唐纳德·特朗普.
尽管如此，马斯克最近几天表示，候选人的经济计划可能会造成财政痛苦，至少在短期内是如此。
这些提议中包括可能成立一个由马斯克领导的新的“政府效率委员会”。该小组将审查联邦支出，并大幅削减被认为是浪费的项目。
马斯克周五在电话市政厅发表讲话说欧盟委员会实施的支出削减“必然会带来一些暂时的困难。”马斯克补充说，最终，成本削减将“确保长期繁荣。”
“我们必须减少开支，量入为出，”马斯克说。
马斯克提出了另一个警告，他表示同意邮政X周二警告称，如果特朗普赢得大选并实施他的一些关键议程项目，将会产生严重的经济后果。
一名匿名用户在x上发帖称:“如果特朗普成功地强行通过大规模驱逐，加上埃隆黑客攻击政府，解雇人员并减少赤字，经济将会出现最初严重的过度反应。”
“市场会暴跌。但当风暴过去，每个人都意识到我们的基础更加稳固，经济将会迅速恢复到更健康、可持续的状态，”《华盛顿邮报》补充道。
作为回应，马斯克说，“听起来差不多。”
ABC新闻联系了马斯克拥有的公司，特斯拉和太空探索技术公司，试图联系马斯克发表评论。他没有立即回应。美国太平洋保险公司没有立即回应置评请求。
在回应美国广播公司新闻的置评请求时，特朗普竞选团队赞扬了马斯克，称他有独特的能力帮助提高政府效率。
“正如特朗普总统所说，埃隆·马斯克是一个天才，一个创新者，他通过建立创造性的、现代的、高效的系统创造了历史。特朗普竞选团队的高级顾问布莱恩·休斯(Brian Hughes)告诉美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)，埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)致力于美国的未来，他提出为特朗普总统服务，以确保我们的政府更有效地工作，并有效地使用美国纳税人的钱。
休斯补充说:“该委员会最终将配备人员，致力于这项任务，特朗普总统致力于让马斯克先生领导这个委员会分析我们政府的功能。”
在竞选过程中，特朗普发誓要对所有进口商品征收高达20%的关税，并驱逐数百万无证移民。经济学家广泛视角这些提议可能会推高消费者价格，因为企业通常会将税收和工资上涨的成本转嫁给消费者。
特朗普还提出了取消所有美国人个人所得税的想法。特朗普，美国将通过深远的关税来为失去的税收收入买单讲述乔·罗根上周。
个人所得税目前约占联邦政府每年5万亿美元收入的一半。专家认为，通过提高关税来弥补收入损失几乎是不可能的先前告知ABC新闻。
去年，美国进口了价值约3.8万亿美元的商品美国经济分析局找到了。加州大学伯克利分校(University of California，Berkeley)的法学教授艾伦·奥尔巴赫(Alan Auerbach)说，为了产生与目前个人所得税相同的收入，税率需要设定在70%左右。
然而，如此大幅度的关税将大大减少美国的贸易，削减进口商品的总量，进而减少税收。
领导特斯拉和太空探索技术公司的马斯克一直扮演着一个积极的角色，既是一个大捐助者，也是特朗普的公开支持者。
根据向联邦选举委员会提交的披露文件，在截至9月份的三个月时间里，马斯克向支持特朗普的超级政治行动委员会捐赠了约7500万美元。拥有X的马斯克经常在社交媒体平台上发布消息支持特朗普，他在社交媒体平台上拥有超过2.02亿名粉丝。
美国国债目前约为35万亿美元。乔·拜登总统在任期内增加了国债，就像特朗普一样。
副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯的经济计划将在未来10年增加1.2万亿美元的基本赤字宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院。模型发现，与此同时，特朗普提出的计划将在此期间增加5.8万亿美元的基本赤字。
马斯克周五在电话市政厅发表讲话时发誓，如果被任命为潜在的“政府效率委员会”的负责人，他将密切审查联邦预算。
这个角色意味着“看着每一个行项目，每一笔开支，然后说这有必要吗?”马斯克说。
Elon Musk says Trump's economic plans could cause 'temporary hardship'
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, hasvaultedto the forefront of the presidential campaign as a top donor and impassioned speaker in support of former PresidentDonald Trump.
Still, Musk has said in recent days that the candidate’s economic plans could cause financial pain, at least in the short term.
Among those proposals is the potential formation of a new “government efficiency commission” to be led by Musk. The group would scrutinize federal spending and slash programs deemed wasteful.
Speaking on a telephone town hall on Friday, Musksaidspending cuts imposed by the commission would “necessarily involve some temporary hardship.” Ultimately, Musk added, the cost-cutting would “ensure long-term prosperity.”
“We have to reduce spending to live within our means,” Musk said.
Offering up another cautionary note, Musk voiced agreement with aposton X on Tuesday that warned of dire economic fallout if Trump wins the election and implements some of his key agenda items.
“If Trump succeeds in forcing through mass deportations, combined with Elon hacking away at the government, firing people and reducing the deficit - there will be an initial severe overreaction in the economy,” an anonymous user posted on X.
“Market will tumble. But when the storm passes and everyone realizes we are on sounder footing, there will be a rapid recovery to a healthier, sustainable economy,” the post added.
In reply, Musksaid, “Sounds about right.”
ABC News contacted Musk-owned companies, Tesla and SpaceX, in an effort to reach Musk for comment. He did not immediately respond. America PAC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In response to ABC News' request for comment, the Trump campaign praised Musk, saying he is uniquely equipped to help improve government efficiency.
“As President Trump has said, Elon Musk is a genius, an innovator, and has literally made history by building creative, modern, and efficient systems. Elon Musk has dedicated himself to America’s future by offering to serve with President Trump to ensure our government works more efficiently and uses America’s taxpayer dollars effectively," Brian Hughes, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, told ABC News.
"The commission will ultimately be staffed and dedicated to this mission, and President Trump is committed to having Mr. Musk lead this commission to analyze the functionality of our government," Hughes added.
On the campaign trail, Trump has vowed to slap tariffs of up to 20% on all imported goods and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Economists widelyviewthose proposals as likely to drive up consumer prices, since companies typically pass along the costs of taxes and wage increases to customers.
Trump has also floated the notion of eliminating the personal income tax for all Americans. The U.S. would pay for the lost tax revenue with far-reaching tariffs, TrumptoldJoe Rogan last week.
The individual income tax currently accounts for roughly half of the $5 trillion in revenue that the federal government brings in each year. It would be all but impossible to make up for the lost revenue with increased tariffs, expertspreviously toldABC News.
Last year, the U.S. imported about $3.8 trillion worth of goods, theU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysisfound. To generate the same amount of revenue currently brought in by the individual income tax, a tariff would have needed to be set at about 70%, said Alan Auerbach, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
However, a tariff of such magnitude would significantly reduce U.S. trade, slashing the total amount of imported goods and, in turn, reducing tax revenue.
Musk, who leads Tesla and SpaceX, has taken an active role as both a large donor and vocal proponent backing Trump.
Musk donated about $75 million to a pro-Trump Super PAC over a three-month period ending in September, according to disclosures filed to the Federal Election Commission. Musk, who owns X, frequently posts messages in support of Trump on the social media platform, where he boasts more than 202 million followers.
The U.S. national debt currently stands at about $35 trillion. President Joe Biden has added to the national debt over the course of his term in office, just as Trump did.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic plans would increase primary deficits by $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years, according to a budget model created by theUniversity of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. The plans put forward by Trump, meanwhile, would increase primary deficits by $5.8 trillion over that period, the model found.
Speaking on a telephone town hall on Friday, Musk vowed to closely examine the federal budget if appointed head of a potential “government efficiency commission.”
The role means “looking at every line item, every expense, and saying is this necessary at all?” Musk said.
