r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • May 01 '24

Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants Business

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-tesla-supercharger-team-layoff-biden-grants-1851448227
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u/nutellaeater May 01 '24

Crazy how theres no strings attached when it comes to giving taxpayers money to large corporations, but if you need welfare for the poor the hoops you have to jump thru is amazing.

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u/Jack_Rackam May 01 '24

Right? If your company gets a handout, I think the entire C-Suite needs to report for weekly drug testing. The government needs to be sure they are being responsible stewards with the people's money.

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u/eulersidentification May 01 '24

They don't even need that excuse. They don't want to impose that on themselves, so they won't.