Elon Musk's fortune, which ultimately enabled his takeover of Twitter, has been padded by billions in subsidies and contracts paid for by American taxpayers.

Just in case anyone needed that reminder.

Elon Musk says he's anti-subsidy, but has gotten billions of dollars

Musk's companies benefited from subsidies as recently as April, when SpaceX won a $2.89 billion contract from NASA. Tesla got subsidies for years.

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@rbreich
He is so ..
@Americanist4u @rbreich This is some seriously scary shit. I'm not sure I can un-see it.
@Americanist4u @rbreich omg my eyes. my eyes are burning.😵‍💫
@Americanist4u @rbreich I always thought he looked like George Santos. Probably the same kind of grifter....
@rbreich Dude’s anti subsidy for anyone not named Elon Musk.
@rbreich A leach of epic proportions, Elon is.
@HumanityExists @rbreich love the Yoda speak :sheepoSleepo:
@rbreich never trust a conservative
@rbreich anti-subsidy for anyone else.

@rbreich “In a recent interview with TIME, he said the government was not a good ‘steward of capital.’”

…said the guy who spent $44B on twitter.

@rbreich

Like all things Elon, *he* is special and deserving - *everybody* else is icky and undeserving.

@rbreich anti subsidy for the like of YOU. He’s entitled because he’s so special.
@rbreich not to be a Musk apologist at all but I do think it unfair to claim contracts as nearly the same thing as tax breaks, grants, and subsidies. That aside I think it is a valid set of points.