Elon Musk

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    Elon Musk is speaking out against and continuously cries government subsidies.

    Here's a list of the billions of dollars his businesses have received.

    1. SpaceX lands a $2.89 billion contract with NASA in April 2021

    2. SpaceX signs a $653 million contract with the US Air Force in 2020

    3. Tesla accepts "certain payroll benefits" from the federal government's $600 billion 2020 pandemic stimulus

    4. New York State put $750 million toward a SolarCity plant in Buffalo in 2016

    5. SolarCity receives $497.5 million in grants, in addition to tax credits, by 2015

    6. As of 2015, Tesla had sold $517 million in environmental credits to competitors per a federal mandate. Tax credits for consumers also helped them sell more cars.

    7. Nevada provides $1.3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives for a new Tesla "Gigafactory" in 2014

    8. SpaceX receives $15 million from the state of Texas in 2014

    9. The Energy Department loans Tesla $465 million in 2010

    https://www.businessinsider.com/…

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