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Elon Musk Goes Nuclear on Government Power,
Biden's Build Back Better Plan, and Excessive Laws

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 12/7/2021 4:24:43 PM

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk doesn’t have much in the way of nice things to say about Biden’s expensive Build Back Better plan. In fact, he believes the entire thing should just be scrapped. While speaking at an event sponsored by the Wall Streat Journal, Musk pointed out that once a lot of these subsidies, regulations, and rules pass, there’s not really a way to get rid of them, and to be sure, he has a huge problem with a lot of what’s in the bill. “Honestly, it might be better if the bill doesn’t pass,” Musk said. Musk detailed how we would effectively be spending $3 trillion more than we earn

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Reply 1 - Posted by: seamusm 12/7/2021 4:54:13 PM (No. 999987)
As if Tesla and his own wealth aren't the direct consequence of regulations, subsidies, and the whole Climate Change/Green lies.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: curious1 12/7/2021 5:00:51 PM (No. 999996)
But he's right, the whole plan should be scrapped.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DVC 12/7/2021 5:10:52 PM (No. 1000013)
"Might be better if the bill doesn't pass?" CLEARLY it would be FAR better if the bill is DEAD now.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: skacmar 12/7/2021 5:15:50 PM (No. 1000017)
"Government is “a corporation in the limit” with a monopoly on power and the only corporation that can legally do violence. Considering it’s a corporation that can’t go bankrupt, handing it more money than it actually deserves is a horrid idea." Looking at government as a business like Trump did, Elon Musk was 100% correct when he said this! Throwing more money at a poorly run business with a terrible "Board" (Democrat run Congress) is a financially crazy waste of money.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: rocket-j-squirrel 12/7/2021 5:28:26 PM (No. 1000026)
Gee, Elon finally got his ox gored. It couldn't be the fact that Tesla gets no gov't subsidies under this abomination of a bill? And now I hear this jerk thinks it's just peachy to implant chips into American citizens! I hope his batteries melt while he's tootling down Highway One.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: caljeepgirl 12/7/2021 5:41:59 PM (No. 1000044)
Both Musk and Thiel are basically libertarians and always have been. Hypocrisy aside, Musk is an influencer par excellence, so it's always great to hear him unleash a bit of this to the media!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Luandir 12/7/2021 5:46:08 PM (No. 1000047)
For someone who's reaped his fair share (at least) of gov't largesse, Elon sure is sounding like someone who has seen the light. Better late than never.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: mc squared 12/7/2021 5:52:29 PM (No. 1000053)
Don't forget that Old Joe wants subsidies for electrics but NOT for Tesla. Musk is right on this,though.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: stablemoney 12/7/2021 6:51:03 PM (No. 1000119)
Musk is making some very good decisions. He moved Tesla HQ to Texas. Put civilians in space. Made a huge fortune, and sold off some to diversify. He is correct on government spending. Everything looking positive to me.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: MickTurn 12/7/2021 8:01:22 PM (No. 1000167)
BBB...Build Better Buttheads...
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Strike3 12/8/2021 8:52:01 AM (No. 1000469)
Tesla has been around since 2003 and is still nothing more than a novelty. One of the latest ads on the newer models brags about the 22-speaker, 960 watt stereo system. That won't get you reliably from point A to point B but it will certainly drain your battery and damage your eardrums. Musk may be a bright guy but he has too many irons in the fire to turn his experiment into a success.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: czechlist 12/8/2021 9:27:07 AM (No. 1000505)
M&M Musk & Maher - ocassionally even an olfactory challenged pig stumbles upon a truffle. I agree with Musk on this issue but Musk has learned the American way - complain about any spending which doesn't benefit you.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Zigrid 12/8/2021 9:52:44 AM (No. 1000529)
The build back broke is a joke...it's putting added burdens on Americans so that china can creep up on US...and hunter and the biden family will make a fortune on the backs of US...and maybe Musk can see something WE don't see...I'm no fan of Musk...but at some point he must realize that his electric cars will not be bought by Americans who can't afford the expense and there goes his market base....
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Rush Was Right 12/8/2021 2:14:06 PM (No. 1000794)
Only a few years ago we would have looked at Musk like a leftist, but now he's considered more of a conservative. His ideology hasn't changed, the left has just gone whacko.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Rama41 12/8/2021 7:13:52 PM (No. 1001036)
Didn't read the article but like the writer's first name
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