Vegas casinos could also buy credits instead of paying taxes, so there's at least that. And of course, some of those credits were undeserved (remember the batte

Vegas casinos could also buy credits instead of paying taxes, so there's at least that. And of course, some of those credits were undeserved (remember the battery replacement swindle they pulled?) But even if it was all pure "get other companies work around regulations", those regulations were created to reduce future costs to people, and the public coffers. By subverting them, in spirit, if not in letter, Telsa made profit not just by selling cars, but also by selling our future, something rarely accounted for.