WaPo, this corrupt cesspool of fakers suddenly begins to report (because this must hurt Trump Admin) what was and is known to anyone who tries NOT to park near Teslas at parking lots (just in case this overpriced shit goes up in flames), and who knows the history of the space flight. Like me, who has been on record for years that Musk is nothing more than a talented adventurist and snake oil peddler who rode the wave of liberal delusion with what they consider “advanced technology”–mostly Dem. Party (starting from the Obama Admin) ignoramuses who measure technological progress in iPhones (and Teslas), due to lack of STEM education:
Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies, and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person. The payments stretch back more than 20 years. Shortly after becoming CEO of a cash-strapped Tesla in 2008, Musk fought hard to secure a low-interest loan from the Energy Department, according to two people directly involved with the process, holding daily briefings with company executives about the paperwork and spending hours with a government loan officer. When Tesla soon after realized it was missing a crucial Environmental Protection Agency certification it needed to qualify for the loan days before Christmas, Musk went straight to the top, urging then-EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to intervene, according to one of the people. Both people spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
And here is the news, the modern American economy, when one removes core American industries that still keep the US in the rank of superpower (such as aerospace or extraction) –most of it is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme and selling technological snake oil. Gimmicks, like launching Tesla to space or producing flamethrowers (why? Fucking why?) may impress some Star Wars fans for a while, but the bottom line was always to get rich, even when selling this shit to morons …
And give Musk the credit where the credit is due–he defrauded you, morons, extremely efficiently. I wonder how many of the editorial staff of WaPo own Tesla. After all, those are not for driving–only for virtue signaling and this is what DNC and USAID propaganda outlets such as WaPo and their employees are only good for.