Politics - Quarantine Thread

[SO16]

The right attacked Tesla for receiving "government subsidies" (EV tax credits, really) and suddenly he agrees that the government should end subsidies. Odd.

Yes but Tesla/Elon never “wanted” or “needed” the subsidies to begin with. He has always been for a carbon tax. But he’d be foolish not to take them.

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[bkp_duke]

The right attacked Tesla for receiving "government subsidies" (EV tax credits, really) and suddenly he agrees that the government should end subsidies. Odd.

When did Elon say the Gov should end subsidies? Link to quote please.

 

[_Redshift_]

He never “wanted” or “needed” the subsidies to begin with. He has always been for a carbon tax.

This startup from a small city in Oregon wants to revolutionize the metal processing industry

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Dude, please.

If he never wanted them nor needed them, he would not have TAKEN them.

 

[SO16]

When did Elon say the Gov should end subsidies? Link to quote please.

Elon Musk doubles down on ending subsidies as competitors reap more benefits

Elon Musk has described electric cars as critical to fighting climate change, which he's said he believes could cause more displacement and destruction than all the wars in history combined. So you might think he'd support the federal government funding electric vehicle charging stations.

amp.cnn.com

 

[SO16]

Dude, please.

If he never wanted them nor needed them, he would not have TAKEN them.

Dude, please.

He’d be foolish to leave them on the table.

 

[_Redshift_]

Elon Musk doubles down on ending subsidies as competitors reap more benefits

Elon Musk has described electric cars as critical to fighting climate change, which he's said he believes could cause more displacement and destruction than all the wars in history combined. So you might think he'd support the federal government funding electric vehicle charging stations.

amp.cnn.com

So, he is all for increased adoption of EVs, no matter which from company, is it?

Very interesting that he is against subsidies he benefitted from, and are now benefiting the competition.

 

[_Redshift_]

Dude, please.

He’d be foolish to leave them on the table.

Then at least he should not be hypocritical and say he is for them.

We can see through his childish charade here. No 3D chess, as imagined by his minions.

 

[SO16]

So, he is all for increased adoption of EVs, no matter which from company, is it?

Very interesting that he is against subsidies he benefitted from, and are now benefiting the competition.

He has always been for a carbon tax. And never pushed for an EV subsidy.

Elon Musk: 'My top recommendation' for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a carbon tax

In combating climate change, "my top recommendation, honestly, would be just add a carbon tax," Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan.

www.cnbc.com

“More recently Musk said that all subsidies should be eliminated, including those for oil and gas.”


And in 2015: “Exclusive: Elon Musk: ‘If I cared about subsidies, I would have entered the oil and gas industry’

Exclusive: Elon Musk: 'If I cared about subsidies, I would have entered the oil and gas industry'

Elon Musk says his companies don't need the estimated $4.9 billion they enjoy in government support, but the money will help them move faster to transform the dirty business of energy.

www.latimes.com

 

[ohmman]

..you log off for a few hours..

 

[mspohr]

That’s not the part I was referring to. This is:

“The exchange began when Ms Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Friday that she was tired of a “billionaire with an ego problem” who controlled a “massive communications platform” for enabling the right, but did not name the person or company behind her message.”

Yes, that's the part.
She was thinking of Zuckerberg and not thinking of Elon and that upset his fragile ego.

 

[mspohr]

..you log off for a few hours..

Best to take a mental health break every once in a while.

 

[SO16]

Yes, that's the part.
She was thinking of Zuckerberg and not thinking of Elon and that upset his fragile ego.

Read the post here:

Politics - Quarantine Thread

Interesting... How Jack Welch’s Reign at G.E. Gave Us Elon Musk’s Twitter Feed His pupils, though, went on to run dozens of other major companies, including Home Depot, Albertson’s, Chrysler and Boeing. Most of them failed. And in the decades since Mr. Welch assumed power, the economy at large...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[bkp_duke]

Yes, that's the part.
She was thinking of Zuckerberg and not thinking of Elon and that upset his fragile ego.

Pretty sure she was criticizing Musk, and when got called out by him she tried to deflect.

You know, typical politician denial.

 

[SO16]

Pretty sure she was criticizing Musk, and when got called out by him she tried to deflect.

You know, typical politician denial.

Exactly.

Had she not written the “like I said, ego problems”, then I could have “maybe” believed her. But nope.

AOC responds to Elon Musk after he joked she was 'hitting on him'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 32, responded nearly a day later to Elon Musk on Twitter after he accused her of flirting with him after she raged that his purchase of Twitter had stoked hate crimes.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Daniel in SD]

Pretty sure she was criticizing Musk, and when got called out by him she tried to deflect.

You know, typical politician denial.

Did Elon have dinner with Tucker Carlson? Does Elon control a social media platform? She was clearly not talking about Elon.
When Elon thought she was talking about him she used it as example of billionaires propensity to have big egos. She thinks billionaires have too much power.

 

[bkp_duke]

Did Elon have dinner with Tucker Carlson? Does Elon control a social media platform? She was clearly not talking about Elon.
When Elon thought she was talking about him she used it as example of billionaires propensity to have big egos. She thinks billionaires have too much power.

Post above yours is pretty clear, she was referring to Musk.

 

[SO16]

Did Elon have dinner with Tucker Carlson? Does Elon control a social media platform? She was clearly not talking about Elon.
When Elon thought she was talking about him she used it as example of billionaires propensity to have big egos. She thinks billionaires have too much power.

Even if he didn’t have dinner with Tucker, I have seen several posts from politicians with less than accurate accusations.

 

[mspohr]

And in 2015: “Exclusive: Elon Musk: ‘If I cared about subsidies, I would have entered the oil and gas industry’

Exclusive: Elon Musk: 'If I cared about subsidies, I would have entered the oil and gas industry'

Elon Musk says his companies don't need the estimated $4.9 billion they enjoy in government support, but the money will help them move faster to transform the dirty business of energy.

www.latimes.com

Tesla, along with other electric vehicle companies and environmental groups, asked the Biden administration to invest in charging infrastructure for electric buses, trucks, and other medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.

Tesla, other EV companies ask for federal investment in heavy-duty truck charging

Those vehicles emit the most pollutants.

www.theverge.com

 

[wws]

LOL!

 

[coco135]

Now that's funny...(wouldn't be if someone got hurt)

Nancy Pelosi's husband arrested for drunk driving

Nancy Pelosi's husband arrested for alleged drunk driving after crash in Napa

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after getting into a crash with another car in Napa on Saturday night.

foxla.com