It drew upon international talent because the Nazis didn't like Jews. Heisenberg might have come closer to making the bomb if Hitler hadn't been such an idiot.
It drew upon international talent because the Nazis didn't like Jews. Heisenberg might have come closer to making the bomb if Hitler hadn't been such an idiot.
Yes, which is consistent with the argument that you need talent in the right environment. Would Elon Musk have achieved what he has if he had stayed in South Africa or been born 10K years ago?
I believe that was the central idea of this post, that the immigration argument focuses mostly on the talent part but not on the societal aspects like trust.
Musk is a money guy and a business man. He's certainly not a tech genius but he knows how to take advantage of the special deals that the US Government provides him.
He probably wouldn't have done as well in South Africa but that's because American is where all the funding is.
If Elon Musk were not in the US, we'd be just fine.
The government LOANED him money, which he repaid, ahead of time, with interest. The rebates on SOME of his cars (many don't qualify) is something states and federal government does. He has often said he things the incentive/rebates are wrong and should not be needed.
He also provides his rockets to our government in a more timely, dependable and better priced manner. Remember that for years we were DEPENDING on the Russians for supply and transport to the ISS. Elon is doing it cheaper and more efficiently than NASA or any other company/country.
So I'd prefer that he thrive HERE and paying HUGE amounts of taxes.
Solar City received about $497 million in grants like every other Solar company in the US that is providing green energy.
Spacex was paid $20 billion for services from SpaceX that were 1/4 the price of the DOD super hero team of United Space Alliance. I will do the math for you. DOD wants to charge $80 billion for the same services they get from Space X. No grants involved.
Again not really finding any free grants going to Elon. No real amount from the government to any of his businesses.
The idea that he is just a money man yet he could file a 1040 ez for his taxes. I dont know any finance folks that dont have far more interesting retirement and investment strategies with lots of banks in tax havens.
He was a teen when he made his first million. He was one of the founders of paypal an sold it to ebay. Government did its best to stop space x. He empowered some amazing people and created an environment to innovate.
It drew upon international talent because the Nazis didn't like Jews. Heisenberg might have come closer to making the bomb if Hitler hadn't been such an idiot.
Yes, which is consistent with the argument that you need talent in the right environment. Would Elon Musk have achieved what he has if he had stayed in South Africa or been born 10K years ago?
I believe that was the central idea of this post, that the immigration argument focuses mostly on the talent part but not on the societal aspects like trust.
Musk is a money guy and a business man. He's certainly not a tech genius but he knows how to take advantage of the special deals that the US Government provides him.
He probably wouldn't have done as well in South Africa but that's because American is where all the funding is.
If Elon Musk were not in the US, we'd be just fine.
The government LOANED him money, which he repaid, ahead of time, with interest. The rebates on SOME of his cars (many don't qualify) is something states and federal government does. He has often said he things the incentive/rebates are wrong and should not be needed.
He also provides his rockets to our government in a more timely, dependable and better priced manner. Remember that for years we were DEPENDING on the Russians for supply and transport to the ISS. Elon is doing it cheaper and more efficiently than NASA or any other company/country.
So I'd prefer that he thrive HERE and paying HUGE amounts of taxes.
Is he paying huge amounts of taxes??
Now our just being silly. Elon paid the largest Tax bill by any individual in US history, over $11 billion dollars.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/elon-musk-says-he-will-pay-over-11-billion-in-taxes-this-year.html
How much money do his companies receive from the US Government in grants? I don't know, I'm asking.
Solar City received about $497 million in grants like every other Solar company in the US that is providing green energy.
Spacex was paid $20 billion for services from SpaceX that were 1/4 the price of the DOD super hero team of United Space Alliance. I will do the math for you. DOD wants to charge $80 billion for the same services they get from Space X. No grants involved.
Again not really finding any free grants going to Elon. No real amount from the government to any of his businesses.
Where did you hear your conspiracy theory?
The idea that he is just a money man yet he could file a 1040 ez for his taxes. I dont know any finance folks that dont have far more interesting retirement and investment strategies with lots of banks in tax havens.
He was a teen when he made his first million. He was one of the founders of paypal an sold it to ebay. Government did its best to stop space x. He empowered some amazing people and created an environment to innovate.
I don't care. We still could do without him.