[DJ MacWoW]

Further, this was a loan

The government has NO business giving OR loaning taxpayer money to corporations. True capitalism is that you make it or break it on your own. If Musk is REALLY worth $2 Billion let him use HIS money. Apparently he feels Tesla is inferior and won't risk his money.

Annals of Congress, House of Representatives, 3rd Congress, 1st Session, page 170 (1794-01-10)
The Annals summarize speeches in the third person, with the actual text of Madison’s quote as follows: “Mr. Madison wished to relieve the sufferers, but was afraid of establishing a dangerous precedent, which might hereafter be perverted to the countenance of purposes very different from those of charity. He acknowledged, for his own part, that he could not undertake to lay his finger on that article in the Federal Constitution which granted a right of Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.”

[PreciousLiberty]

“Annals of Congress, House of Representatives, 3rd Congress, 1st Session, page 170 (1794-01-10)”

That’s nice, but in the ensuing 300 years, things have changed. Should they change back? I’m generally supportive, but let’s inject a bit of reality into the discussion. ;-)

Income tax was only added 100 years ago, that seems a much better starting point... ;-)

Good luck, I’m behind you 100%.