California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tesla spat

Re:California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tes... by toomuchtodo on Saturday May 16, 2020 @08:42PM (#23208401)

> “In my opinion, given the recent threats of the CEO to leave the state of California, and everything else we’ve discussed today, this proposal does not rise to the level for me to feel secure in supporting it,” said Gretchen Newsom, a panel member and the political director of an IBEW electrical workers union local.

> Though a small amount of money, the funding was opposed by organized labor groups. Tesla and SpaceX are both nonunion shops.

California is absolutely within their right to withhold these funds. Musk is well within his right to relocate his businesses to Texas (SpaceX engine facility in McGregor is a ~90 minute drive from Austin, ~2 hrs from Dallas) or another favorable state when the next Gigafactory is sited. Let rational actors go through their motions.

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Re:California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tes... by vulcan01 on Saturday May 16, 2020 @08:55PM (#23208458)

That is assuming that Musk is a rational person...

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Re:California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tes... by toomuchtodo on Saturday May 16, 2020 @08:56PM (#23208463)

I actually quite enjoy when he’s exuberant, makes it more interesting. Boring leaders are boring.

In this example, Tesla and SpaceX have created at least tens of thousands of jobs in the state (Tesla indicates 50k+ if you include supplier related jobs), and California might be cutting off its nose to spite its face over $600k. That’s a very California thing to do, and if Musk loses his shit over that, it’d be a very Musk thing to do.

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Re:California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tes... by augustt on Saturday May 16, 2020 @09:08PM (#23208528)

That kind of thinking got us #45. Some things are more important than entertainment.

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Re:California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tes... by toomuchtodo on Saturday May 16, 2020 @09:11PM (#23208557)

Climate change is very important. Extinction level important. Don’t like the horse, run a better horse. This horse is doing pretty well despite the occasional tirade or Twitter meltdown. I can live with that.

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Re:California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tes... by jackguy on Saturday May 16, 2020 @11:06PM (#23209203)

The horse that just fired the IG for investigating his friend Pompeo?

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Re:California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tes... by toomuchtodo on Sunday May 17, 2020 @09:39AM (#23211897)

No, the rocket electric car one.

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Re:California officials reject subsidies for SpaceX over Tes... by koheripbal on Saturday May 16, 2020 @10:50PM (#23209104)

I'd be shocked if more companies don't leave California. This is just the latest in a long line of anti-business sentiment that's been cropping up in the state.

Our company has shifted production to states that are open, and we've heard they're unlikely to re-open in California at all.

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