Leave X - Protect Democracy<p>Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding <a href="https://archive.is/QyXuK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/QyXuK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Despite Musk&#39;s advocacy for reducing government spending through his role at the U.S. DOGE Service, his businesses have greatly benefited from public funds, particularly in critical early stages.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/espacex" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>espacex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/escapex" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>escapex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/x" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>x</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxtherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>taxtherich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/washingtonpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>washingtonpost</span></a></p>