Current Events > Elon Musk slams Biden's plan to spend government money on electric vehicles

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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/07/elon-musk-speaks-out-against-biden-social-spending-and-climate-bill.html

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said hes against President Joe Bidens social and climate spending bill, pointing to his concerns about the insane federal deficit. Honestly, I would just can this whole bill, Musk said late Monday during The Wall Street Journals CEO Council Summit. Dont pass it, thats my recommendation. The Build Back Better Act, which has passed in the House but has yet to go to the Senate, includes tax incentives of up to $12,500 for vehicles built by autoworker union members to spur consumer demand in electric vehicles. The Biden administrations efforts would reinstate a $7,500 federal credit for Tesla, which doesnt have union workers building cars, once again giving Tesla the same credits that many other automakers are still eligible for. But Tesla has been operating without the standard $7,500 for nearly two years now and is doing just fine, Musk said. The Build Back Better Act follows Bidens infrastructure bill, which was signed into law last month. It includes $7.5 billion to build out the nations electric-vehicle charging stations. Musk also said Monday that government funding for EV charging is unnecessary.

Do we need support for gas stations? We dont, Musk said. So theres no need for support for a charging network. I would delete it. Im literally saying get rid of all subsidies, but also for oil and gas. Musk said the government should act more like a sports referee than a player on the field. Still, he conceded that some infrastructure, such as airports and highways, could use improvements.



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Musk just doesn't want anything passed that would incentivize other auto manufacturers (especially those with unions) to produce electric vehicles, or create an electric charging infrastructure not wholly controlled by Tesla

It's very transparent that he's a greedy moron

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We're talking about a guy who thinks playing video games while driving is fine
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/business/tesla-video-game-driving.html

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Gwynevere posted...

Musk just doesn't want anything passed that would incentivize other auto manufacturers (especially those with unions) to produce electric vehicles, or create an electric charging infrastructure not wholly controlled by Tesla

It's very transparent that he's a greedy moron

He literally revolutionized at least three separate industries. He's made spaceships, electric cars, and a internet banking company. What have you done with your life?

Gwynevere posted...

It's very transparent that he's a greedy moron

Is he a moron, though? He seems smart to me.

I got the point when it said Tesla workers aren't unionized

i think people might catch onto tesla eventually, i might get an electric when VW, Honda, Ford have better offering

Kind of all over the place there.

Healito posted...

He literally revolutionized at least three separate industries. He's made spaceships, electric cars, and a internet banking company. What have you done with your life?

LMAO. He didn't do shit. He exploited people who actually had skills.

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

LMAO. He didn't do shit. He exploited people who actually had skills.

They couldn't do shit without him. Most of those ideas were his, he just gave them guidance.

EmbraceOfDeath posted...

LMAO. He didn't do shit. He exploited people who actually had skills.

He has skills too. He knows how to run a successful business. Do you think a homeless guy could do just as well?

EmbraceOfDeath posted...

LMAO. He didn't do shit. He exploited people who actually had skills.

Modern day Edison in that regard.

Healito posted...

They couldn't do shit without him. Most of those ideas were his, he just gave them guidance.

Ah, you're being sarcastic then. Carry on.

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This is the same Elon Musk that relied on the government bribing people to get people to buy his shitty cars?

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Chadawah posted...

Modern day Edison in that regard.

That's funny considering the company is named for the real genius of that time.

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Healito posted...

He literally revolutionized at least three separate industries. He's made spaceships, electric cars, and a internet banking company. What have you done with your life?

Simping for billionaires isn't going to earn you good boy points, friend

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This is especially absurd when faced with the fact that Tesla itself only survived because of Government subsidizing.

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UndefeatedGOAT posted...

I got the point when it said Tesla workers aren't unionized

i think people might catch onto tesla eventually, i might get an electric when VW, Honda, Ford have better offering

Unfortunately legacy auto has completely skirted around union labor for their electric vehicles. Planning battery plants in right to work states and manufacturing their current awful selection of EVs in Mexico away from unions.

They will never have a better offering, tho. So start lookin at Nio and Xpeng if you're determined to not have a Tesla.

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I'm officially buying into Build Back Better. We need the bill to make America great again.
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"Don't make it easier for my competitors, it's not fair to me as the richest man in the world that others might have it easier"
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Orlando_Jordan posted...

He has skills too. He knows how to run a successful business. Do you think a homeless guy could do just as well?

It's funny that you think he actually runs it. And that you think being given daddy's money makes someone effective at running a company.

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Orlando_Jordan posted...

He has skills too. He knows how to run a successful business. Do you think a homeless guy could do just as well?

his skill is being a sociopath and a good speaker, any cult leader could replace him.

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pinky0926 posted...

Simping for billionaires isn't going to earn you good boy points, friend

The envy is just seething off you. Can't be healthy, my friend.

Healito posted...

They couldn't do shit without him. Most of those ideas were his, he just gave them guidance.

That's crazy that engineers and researchers never made a single discovery before Elon came around

No idea how we made it this far without him

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Orlando_Jordan posted...

He has skills too. He knows how to run a successful business. Do you think a homeless guy could do just as well?

Carnegie was a homeless guy at one point

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Gwynevere posted...

That's crazy that engineers and researchers never made a single discovery before Elon came around

No idea how we made it this far without him

So... why didn't they do what he did?

Healito posted...

The envy is just seething off you. Can't be healthy, my friend.

Let's not criticise billionaires or comment on their opinions ever, their obscene wealth means they are correct about everything

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pinky0926 posted...

Let's not criticise billionaires or comment on their opinions ever, their obscene wealth means they are correct about everything

So you think you're more correct than him?

Standard libertarian type talking point

Lebronwon posted...

Do we need support for gas stations? We dont, Musk said.

Wouldn't the actual comparison be to ask if gas stations needed subsidies during the infancy of the public having cheap access to cars, x decades ago
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>piece of shit doesn't want to be regulated or have any competition

we know anon

@Healito
have you used this account on this board before?

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emblem boy posted...

Standard libertarian type talking point

Wouldn't the actual comparison be to ask if gas stations needed subsidies during the infancy of the public having cheap access to cars, x decades ago

As pointed out already Elon doesn't like it because he isn't controlling it.

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Healito posted...

So... why didn't they do what he did?

They did though, we've made it from smashing rocks together to quantum computing all without the help of Musk

This isn't even good trolling, at least give me a paragraph or something unhinged to work with

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Healito posted...

So you think you're more correct than him?

I think he very clearly has a personal investment here that is so absurdly obvious I wonder how you couldn't also see it and measure his comments appropriately

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