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Originally Posted by L-Pink
Also worth noting a lot of Musk fans are outspoken critic's of "big business" and the special treatment afforded them by a certain political party, just look here for a few choice examples. Yet Musk relies so heavily on government subsidies himself.
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You are missing the point of govt subsidies. Most of us whom are against govt subsidies to big business are against those subsidies being given to old extremely profitable companies, whom already have unfair market advantages.
Meanwhile Elon Musk is advancing several "new" technologies of the future. His company has single handily created a viable electric car market in the US added to this is company has again built the infrastructure across this country to make his and other electric cars a viable option.
His companies are advancing the solar industry.
His companies are advancing battery technology.
His companies are pushing forward un-manned and maned space travel.
This vs Coal companies whom destroy our environment by destroying entire landscapes digging coal out of mountains, not to mention all the pollution and waste they create.. For what? once it's burned it gone leaving entire mountain landscapes destroyed.
Oil companies are making record profits year after year and they don't give us any break on the cost of fuel. We as tax payer pay market value set on the global market. There is zero reason for tax payers to subsidize that. If we were given a break at the pump then sure subsidize them, but when we pay the same market price as everyone else, then why are they given my tax dollars?
If you can't see the difference in what his companies are doing vs these other leeches of tax payer's money, then you will forever be lost to denial.
What Musk is doing, is exactly what govt subsidies "should" be used for.