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Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9B in government subsidies

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Re: Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9B in government subsidies

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1) US Army needs MANY batteries and 2) NSA needs many - especially small - batteries to do their job. Can you imagine how surveillance would spread everywhere if just batteries would be small enough? 3) Germany car industry is HUGE. Why not take some business away from them?

Re: Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9B in government subsidies

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post #5

Wasn't that the point of the subsidies? To foster innovation, and kickstart green energy / transportation? Sounds like it's working....

Indeed...

From the article: "He definitely goes where there is government money".

In other words, he definitely goes where we wish more people would go.

Re: Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9B in government subsidies

#9
Wow. Hold on. I need to find a piece of furniture to lean up against, I'm in such shock.

Musk speaks out against Trump and then this banal piece about public subsidies reappears? Yeah. It's just such shocking timing I'm going to need to lie down.

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