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Re:VW plans to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23K:... by fsloth on Friday November 09, 2018 @07:06AM (#18413850)
"how am I personally benefitting from Elon Musk being a billionaire, taxpayer dollars shouldn't be reaching his pockets at that volume"

The whole point of subsidy is to encourage business in a specific area. It would sound like it's working as intended, encouraging business and all.

Would you be happier if the subsidies were completely wasted on a non-viable business?

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Re:VW plans to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23K:... by stupidbird on Friday November 09, 2018 @11:58AM (#18415863)
It's a business that exploits workers. We've seen this time and time again with Tesla.
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Re:VW plans to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23K:... by anonymfus on Friday November 09, 2018 @07:52AM (#18413998)
No, the obvious alternative is for government to invest these money directly into production and own the profits.
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