Musk says Trump's budget bill leads US into debt slavery
US entrepreneur Elon Musk believes that the United States could end up in debt slavery due to US President Donald Trump's bill on spending and taxes, reported Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
In May, the lower house of the US Congress passed Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts federal spending but also provides serious tax breaks.
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