I would like Elon Musk to demonstrate that he can come up with and run a viable business that doesn’t require a government subsidy!
Musk’s biggest engineering breakthrough has been removing the smokestack from the coal-fired automobile.
I think he already did that with Paypal.
His businesses don’t require a government subsidy.
But if the gov’t is eager to give him $billions in tax breaks, he’d be stupid to not ask for it.
...oh, and his businesses have generated more tax revenue than the “subsidies”. Taxpayers see a net benefit.
...oh, and there’s a difference between _giving_ someone money vs not taking money away. You know, like how Leftists are screaming about Trump’s tax cuts “taking money from the poor and giving it to the rich” when he’s letting everyone keep more of what they’ve earned. I’m all for tax cuts, and if that realistically means reductions in taxes on narrow categories of taxpayers (not to be confused with _giving_ money to narrow categories), like with Musk’s endeavors, then I’m all for however those tax cuts can be arranged.
Well, maybe the government should stop offering subsidies. Can’t really blame the entrepreneur who is taking on all the risk to mitigate his position by taking advantage of what’s available. No more than I can fault the farmer down the road, as he puts it, “I’m not the one who offered me all that money”.
I just can’t see that happening.