Our giant auto co competitors have much greater access to incentives than Tesla, which means Tesla has prospered in spite of govt subsidies, not because of them. Tesla mkt cap has *risen* over time as EV incentives declined. How strange …
The funniest thing about libertarians worshipping @elonmusk is that he's basically the villain from Atlas Shrugged. He makes all his money from government subsidies and contracts, and by wildly exaggerating production to pump up stock prices.
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The government invested more money in Telsa & SpaceX than you, by far. They have no voting shares because you sell off overinflated stocks to keep the public from having a say in your run your publicly funded companies. Subsidies are a drop in the bucket.http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html …
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You forgot that he makes an exceptional product well beyond the competition. That could be part of it, no?
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Which is exactly the reason why he has lost billions of dollars to date? He makes cars better than competitors and sells at a loss?
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A trillion+ dollar per year military waging illegal wars and hostile actions in every oil-producing part of the planet (while we ignore grievous human rights tragedies elsewhere) all to support the petrodollar and "strategic" oil supply is the REAL subsidy. Wake up.
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The truest truthfully truth I've read in this conversation.
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Because no libertarian actually read rand
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Does anyone ever actually read Rand? I hear they wrote some good train fanfic...
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@elonmusk makes quality products that are in demand by an increasingly eco-conscious public.@chevrolet was BAILED OUT by the feds, and yet no one is signing up 2 years in advance for a Silverado. Help us solve problems or get out of the way. -
what problems has musk solved
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