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Elon musk is an asshat


He comes from a country that has more starving children per square-meter than anywhere else in the world, but he spends all his money on building rockets.

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He comes from a country that has more starving children per square-meter than anywhere else in the world, but he spends all his money on building rockets.

IMO, better him than the taxpayers. If the government wasn't so large/didn't take so much from us many of us would be in a better position to help those in need.

EDIT
I posted in error, I didn't realize he is an African-American. He's obtained almost $5 billion in US taxpayer money to fund his endeavors:
Libertarian Reason magazine:
http://reason.com/archives/2016/04/28/elon-musk-crony-capitalist
More recently, however, Musk has used his wealth to invest in space travel, solar panels, and electric cars. There wasn't anything wrong with that until Musk dragged the government into it. Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and SpaceX—a few of his highest-profile projects—have relied heavily on government subsidies.


Non-Libertarian LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html
Los Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels and launch rockets into space.

And he's built those companies with the help of billions in government subsidies.



Ignoring politics doesn't mean politics will ignore you.
-Pericles paraphrased in <100 characters

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It's his money to spend as he sees fit. He's not spending any of your money,






Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.

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Well actually if you look above. He actually does spend our money.

Also the argument that its yours doesn't hold. It's my dick, but if I stick it in unknown women, I'm a rapist.
Even if the money is yours, using it for nonsense still makes you an asshat.

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You sound very angry, jon.






Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.

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Nonsense?

You are posting on this page but did you see the friggen show?

It wasn't a show about starving children.







Thats a clown question , BRO.......



CLOSE the FRIGGEN BORDER ALREADY!!!

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The government... you know, the one elected by the people?, is giving the money to Musk.
Musk asks for subsidies and he gets them. If you want to stop Musk getting money then vote in a government that will do what you want.
Good luck with that, BTW.


The pumps don't work 'cause the Vandals stole the handles
Bob Dylan

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The government... you know, the one elected by the people?, is giving the money to Musk.
As they ought. He is making excellent use of that money.

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how exactly is elon musk responsible for starving black children in south africa?

how exactly is it your business, what this man spends his money on?

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responsible no, But it would be the right thing to do.
My buiness? not really, I'm just pointing it out.

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It's not Musk's job to feed children. His job is to get us to Mars.






Thats a clown question , BRO.......



CLOSE the FRIGGEN BORDER ALREADY!!!

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Close the borders??? I wish your mother would have closed her leg.

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You're really not scoring maturity points there junior.


Don't tell me...........You don't believe in borders?





Thats a clown question , BRO.......



CLOSE the FRIGGEN BORDER ALREADY!!!

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As like many of the ill educated who desire to take "the high moral ground" the previous poster takes great liberties with notions of other people's motives and indeed with the source of "their" money.

The pumps don't work 'cause the Vandals stole the handles
Bob Dylan

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Well, considering how many starving children you've saved, and the technological advances you've offered the world, your opinion really carries weight. God bless you.

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Jonathan Marklund is a Swedish name, so that would explain his horribly judgemental holier-than-thou attitude. I'm Swedish myself and I can't stand the opinions most young swedes hold in regards to people who actually get things done. If it's something a white man did, it's wrong. If it's not actively celebrating other cultures and women, it's wrong. Most Swedish males with leftist leanings are self-hating and very verbally aggressive. Don't engage one in conversation if you're looking for a meaningful exchange of ideas.

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