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title: "Tesla requires federal and state subsidies, receiving billions in tax…"
date: 2025-02-04T18:21:07.000Z
author: Ricardo Mendes
url: https://rmendes.net/notes/2025/02/04/tesla-requires-federal-and-state/
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# Tesla requires federal and state subsidies, receiving billions in tax…

#Tesla requires federal and state [subsidies](https://danielpinchbeck.substack.com/p/springtime-for-musk-and-thiel), receiving billions in #tax incentives, grants, and discounted loans, while also profiting from the government mandated sale of carbon credits. With lucrative #NASA and Pentagon contracts, #SpaceX is a private company sustained by public money.