Bernie Scolds Elon Musk for Taking Subsidies Sanders Made Possible
Written by Steve Goreham
In a Twitter battle last week, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) criticized Elon Musk for accepting billions of dollars in government support. The exchange erupted over Sanders’ new bill to impose a wealth tax on Musk and other billionaires. But most of the payments received by Musk’s companies came from electric vehicle and solar energy programs that Sanders, green advocates and state governments established to promote green energy.
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Climate Change, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | 
August 14, 2020 6:00 AM | 
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