The Atlantic has a decent article on how oligarchy is far more upfront about its ownership of government than the days of Koch and Murdoch.

Musk needs FSD without rules other than “trust me bro”, plenty of SpaceX contracts, regulations against Starlink competitors, destruction of big 3 automakers, social media competitors, AI, auto and solar factory subsidies throughout world and US.

But sure, why not, get some tax cuts too.