While Musk publicly scorns government intervention and bleats about free-market capitalism, his companies have received more than $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. 🤡

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml · 19 days ago

While Musk publicly scorns government intervention and bleats about free-market capitalism, his companies have received more than $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. 🤡

Jagothaciv@kbin.earth · 19 days ago

Total dipshit.

OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-2 19 days ago

This is missing at least 9bn of Tesla subsidies. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-embraces-trump-scorns-subsidies-tesla-still-lobbies-us-benefits-2024-08-12/

Tesla’s first major manufacturing facility, in Fremont, California, was developed with the help of a $465 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, repaid three years later. More recently, Tesla has reaped almost $9 billion since 2018 by selling what are known as “regulatory credits” securities filings show.

The boring company also depend on us government contracts.

While Musk publicly scorns government intervention and bleats about free-market capitalism, his companies have received more than $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. 🤡

While Musk publicly scorns government intervention and bleats about free-market capitalism, his companies have received more than $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. 🤡

nytimes.com