Because he's not a liberal they way they all want him to be. He also doesn't have disdain for conservatives. He questions things, especially the news since they frequently hit him hard. I used to not like him, but have warmed up as he calls out CNN and others. Plus his cars are cool. Stock is insanely overvalued, but the cars are really fun. I think he's ok. He's definitely not in the Bezos, Zuckerberg, Dorsey mold.
Because he's not a liberal they way they all want him to be.
Clearly he's been happy to oblige them.
All of this has been made possible by liberalism:
Tesla's growth depends a lot on the green new deal mandating more BEV electric vehicles. The (currently expired) tax credits had the American taxpayer subsidizing wealthy people buying expensive Model S/X
Tesla only makes money because it sells carbon credits. It loses money selling cars. In Q3 2020: $331 million profit, of which $397 million were carbon credit sales.
Quick googling says that Tesla/SpaceX have received $5 Billion in government handouts
You're not wrong, but also what do you expect him to do? If the government is dumb enough to offer him free money, he'd be a terrible businessman if he turned it down.
Unfortunately with our corporatism laws, big corps cant compete wothout it. So does a person avoid the money out of principle and get left behind or take it and persue their vision?
Because he's not a liberal they way they all want him to be. He also doesn't have disdain for conservatives. He questions things, especially the news since they frequently hit him hard. I used to not like him, but have warmed up as he calls out CNN and others. Plus his cars are cool. Stock is insanely overvalued, but the cars are really fun. I think he's ok. He's definitely not in the Bezos, Zuckerberg, Dorsey mold.
Clearly he's been happy to oblige them.
All of this has been made possible by liberalism:
Tesla's growth depends a lot on the green new deal mandating more BEV electric vehicles. The (currently expired) tax credits had the American taxpayer subsidizing wealthy people buying expensive Model S/X
Tesla only makes money because it sells carbon credits. It loses money selling cars. In Q3 2020: $331 million profit, of which $397 million were carbon credit sales.
Quick googling says that Tesla/SpaceX have received $5 Billion in government handouts
You're not wrong, but also what do you expect him to do? If the government is dumb enough to offer him free money, he'd be a terrible businessman if he turned it down.
Exactly. They say the same thing about Trump.
Yeah that's why i didn't like him before, taking advantage of tax credits to sustain his business. But the part you quoted, i was referring to his not conforming to them the way they do cancel culture, political correctness and their general mob mentality. He has frequently stood up to their bs, like calling out fake news directly. Here he is tearing cnn a new asshole... https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1250694035984969732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1250694035984969732%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com%2Ftipsheet%2Fleahbarkoukis%2F2020%2F04%2F16%2Felon-musk-hits-cnn-over-fake-news-on-ventilators-n2567038
Unfortunately with our corporatism laws, big corps cant compete wothout it. So does a person avoid the money out of principle and get left behind or take it and persue their vision?
Seems he is a fraud.
For freedom and does business in China after all that has been exposed about them even just over past year?
He will flip whichever way has more profit.
Which is at least totally honest