Summary
David Lebryk, the longest-serving career official at the U.S. Treasury, is resigning after a conflict with Elon Musk’s allies over access to a key government payment system.
Musk’s team has sought control of the system, which distributes $6 trillion annually in Social Security, Medicare, federal salaries, and other payments.
Traditionally, only career officials handle it.
Lebryk’s departure raises concerns, as he served under multiple administrations, including Trump’s, and was widely respected for his nonpartisan leadership.
His exit signals growing instability in financial governance.
Big, tough words from another armchair revolutionist. It’s easy to tell other people to put themselves and their families in harm’s way when your “contribution” to the fight amounts to screaming at clouds. You call other people fools when you’ve thoroughly fooled yourself into believing that all your anger and hate in internet forums is comparable to real sacrifice.