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> You're aware that SpaceX runs on a lot of corporate welfare, with SpaceX only existing because of NASA's COTS and Tesla only existing because of generous fede
by transfire 10y ago
> You're aware that SpaceX runs on a lot of corporate welfare, with SpaceX only existing because of NASA's COTS and Tesla only existing because of generous federal subsidies on electric cars and other handouts.
$7,500 on a $75,000 car is not a large enough subsidy to "run" Tesla. It's incentive for energy efficiency and all cars manufactures get it.
Moreover SpaceX does not get any "welfare" in any form. They have a contract job via the government's Commercial Space program.
- powertower 10y agoThe $7,500 is the consumer subsidy. He is talking about the separate $5 billion corporate subsidy.