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Elon Musk Made Off with $16B of Taxpayer Money

newrepublic.com

32 points by MadrasThorn · 8 comments

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simbleau

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

    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

      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

        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

        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
jacquesm

That's unfair. He's been re-investing it in American politics.

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