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who got rich with gov't money??
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Here's me googling "Elon musk 18 billion government":
https://abcnews.go.com/US/musk-works-slash-federal-spending-firms-received-billions/story?id=118589121
Yes, it talks about spacex winning $17B in federal contracts from the US government. That's not subsidies. The US government is a customer.
If we assume the 1B is the rest for Tesla, that's in EV subsidies. It isn't just Tesla that benefits from those. Any manufacturer that sells EVs does.
Yeah I just gave you a potential source for the meme but I guess if you really want to ride on his dick, he'sonly had 5 billion dollars in subsidies. And if you really want to be technical, that was as of 2015 before inflation. My apologies for stepping on your toes.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/13/elon-musk-rich-taxpayer-expense/
No need to be so combative. A shitty meme presenting falsehood does not help furthering the cause to tax the wealthy.