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Re:Elon Musk on Remote Work by lmeyerov on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @10:57AM (#31582727)
He'd be bankrupt many times over without his ability to work massive $ from the US Gov - I'd argue it's one of his biggest strengths, trailing somewhere after his stock market influence abilities, both of which seem key to how he bankrolls massive capex+opex infra projects.
Re:Elon Musk on Remote Work by ryandvm on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:07PM (#31584877)
This so much. Every single Musk adventure seems to requires massive federal subsidies and/or investment to stay afloat. Tesla, SpaceX, Boring Company - it's questionable whether any of them would exist if they were competing in a completely free market.

Some think he's saving the world, but from what I can see, he might just be the world's most effective leech.

Re:Elon Musk on Remote Work by camjohnson26 on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:30PM (#31585214)
“Subsidy truffle hound” is how I’ve heard it described.