this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Is homelessness really Musk’s problem to solve?

Elon Musk and his companies, particularly Tesla and SpaceX, have received at least $38 billion in government funding through contracts, loans, subsidies, and tax credits, according to a Washington Post analysis.

I would say that Musk is a product of government largese better spent on direct aid and public infrastructure improvements.

The $38B should not have been his money to spend to begin with.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It's a service paid in exchange for labor. The government likely has many others services being paid that can also be used for that end

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

It’s a service paid in exchange for labor

Imagine confusing public services and cronyism like this. I bet you think the "Bitcoin reserve" Trump is making is a service, too