Re: “Musk team seeks to access IRS system containing taxpayers’ records” (Chicago Tribune, Feb. 18)
Elon Musk’s hacker squad are on the verge of gaining access to every American’s private tax returns, Social Security numbers, and bank account details. The access granted Musk by President Trump has already enabled Musk to cut off government payments. Musk has used this power to destroy several major federal agencies.
Who feels comfortable giving Musk permission to access their personal financial data? With access to your bank account, Musk will have the ability to empty your bank account and transfer the money to his own pocket.
Do you trust Elon Musk with your life savings? Do you trust him with the power to cut off Social Security payments to anyone he finds objectionable? If a known criminal organization suddenly gained this level of access, Americans would be outraged. Trump has given absolute power to Elon Musk to access every bank account of every American.
Does anyone trust him that much? In the name of efficiency, he may decide to skip the IRS and simply cut off our tax refunds. He could literally take every penny from every American bank account, and hide the theft using cryptocurrency.
Or not even bother to hide it. Who could stop him?
Tom DeCoursey
Oak Park