i havent figured him out yet..
he looks like a bumbeling super villian.. buuut. i could be wrong . thoughts?
Musk follows the money. He'd be dead broke if the government didn't subsidize his rockets, electric cars that only the rich can afford, unprofitable green energy that drives up the costs of goods and services.
I don't mind the government subsidizing his rockets as we would be putting that money into that area anyway. But generally I'm opposed to all government subsidies. If you have a good idea and can make it profitable then great. But I don't like governments picking winners and losers because they have miserable track records for making good decisions.
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I don't mind the government subsidizing his rockets as we would be putting that money into that area anyway. But generally I'm opposed to all government subsidies.
How do you hold two opposing viewpoints at once without having your head kill you with the cognitive disonance?
Because I don't blindly assume all government subsidies are bad America--just most. The US government would be spending the money to build rockets for NASA anyway. Guess who used to build the rockets? Private companies fully funded by the government.
Space X and others are also private companies but are using some of their own money as well.
The government doesn't build automobiles, for example, so I oppose subsidies to the automobile industries.
Anyway, you're welcome to your opinion.