He’s not using any tax dollars.
That’s the point.
Nobody _gave_ him the money.
He earned it.
The government didn’t confiscate it,
So he used it to do something good (cutting cost of space flight).
Since you can’t pay attention:
“The figure compiled by The Times comprises a variety of government incentives, including grants, tax breaks, factory construction, discounted loans and environmental credits that Tesla can sell. It also includes tax credits and rebates to buyers of solar panels and electric cars.”
LA Times of all places. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html
And this outlines the rest of it, but you won’t read it. I’m not going to debate the obvious addressed in this article. It’s not innovation. I suppose you support wasting taxpayer dollars to go to Mars as well...
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/cut-elon-musks-government-subsidy-gravy-train-18671