Musk slammed as hypocritical ‘parasite’ who sucked gov’t dry himself

Summary

On a recent episode of "On With Kara Swisher," guests including economists Mariana Mazzucato, Paul Krugman, and Oren Cass tore into Elon Musk for his hypocrisy over government subsidies.

They highlighted that Tesla received nearly $5 billion by 2015 and that Tesla and SpaceX have benefited from over $20 billion in federal contracts, accusing Musk of attacking state-funded support while benefiting from it.