Elon Musk Made Off with $16B of Taxpayer Money

(newrepublic.com)

29 points | by MadrasThorn 10 hours ago ago

6 comments

  • simbleau 9 hours ago ago

    Earning 16B through his companies' SpaceX contracts with the government is not the same as stealing taxpayer money, which this article's title frames. I understand the news likes to distort and blur lines, but this misrepresentation feels egregious. I am not defending Elon as an individual, but rather saying we need a higher bar for "news" in general.

    • silverFork 9 hours ago ago

      What misrepresentation! None of his companies would have survived without a massive subsidy.. The reason that people are focusing on it now, is the fact he is branding others as takers.

      • DoesntMatter22 8 hours ago ago

        None of his other companies would have survived? His first two companies survived and his competitors frequently got far more of a subsidy than he did.

        Comical nonsense

        • MiroslavPokorny 3 hours ago ago

          Now you know why Americans are working three jobs and cant afford holidays, and over 50% are living pay check to pay check.

          Those cut price water, electricity and land rates have too be paid by someone.

        • silverFork 3 hours ago ago

          which one? Claiming that others took more is hilarious.. Amazon?! Oh yes that was subsidized in trillions.. multiple channels of subsidy.. No kidding!.. It is a race about can take more.. self made takers ..LOL!

    • MiroslavPokorny 9 hours ago ago