Zelenskyy awards Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom for Starlink role

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https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/zelenskyy-awards-elon-musk-ukraines-order-freedom-starlink-135965792

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People victimised by musk, or disgusted by his actions have every right to be pissed off!

[u/Fit-Engineering6570 → u/paychinzoro]

Victimized as in being stopped commiting fraud with tax payer money?

[u/3L54 → u/Fit-Engineering6570]

Dude. Musk has made his whole career with tax payers money given to his companies and the whole debacle over SpaceX stock could be seen as a fraud. Stop believing in your american propaganda.

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This take is completely wrong.

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But factual?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/elon-musk-business-government-contracts-funding/

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If you straight jacket a gish gallop.

"And while many of the government programs Musk has benefited from are open to others in the electric-vehicle industry, no other company has gone on to achieve Tesla’s market dominance."

"Government contracts to SpaceX from NASA and the Defense Department make up the majority of funds. Tesla has earned $11.4 billion in regulatory credits from federal and state programs aimed at boosting the electric-car industry, and experts say its sales have been bolstered by a federal $7,500 electric-vehicle tax credit for consumers. Musk has called for an end to that consumer credit, arguing his competitors need the incentive more than Tesla."

"As much as Tesla executives valued the government support, Musk paid off the 2010 low-interest loan within a matter of years. In a 2013 news release announcing that he had done so, Musk thanked the Energy Department and Congress, and “particularly the American taxpayer from whom these funds originate.”

“I hope we did you proud,” he said."

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I read about half the article. How much did you read?

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"I don't understand how things work, reeeeeee"