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The real losers are not just the next generation of innovators but also customers who lose out on more ways of getting what they need or want. Nick Gillespie Time 3/20/2014 …in today’s sluggish economy, it’s more important than ever that market innovators win out over crony capitalists. Letting markets work to find new […] March 20th, 2014 | Tags: Airbnb, auto dealers, crony capitalism, empowerment, free markets, hotels, Mafia, protectionism, sales tax, special interest groups, taxis, Tesla, Uber | Category: Economy, Government regulations, New Jersey, Politicians, Taxes, technology | Comments are closed
Wynton Hall Breitbart.com Big Government 29 Dec 2012 Taxpayers footed the bill for a $465 million loan to troubled electric carmaker Tesla as part of President Barack Obama’s “green energy” stimulus. But Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is now riding high with the purchase of his new $17 million mansion. Mr. Musk’s 20,248-square-foot hilltop […] December 29th, 2012 | Tags: "green subsidies", Bel Air, campaign contributions, Elon Musk, Tesla, Tesla Model S | Category: Barack Obama, California, Taxes | Comments are closed
Is Fisker Automotive the next Solyndra? Maybe, but that misses the larger point. William Tucker The American Spectator 2/14/2012 Fisker Automotive suspended efforts in Delaware last week to retool an abandoned GM production plant into a manufacturing facility for its new electric hybrid NINA, derived from the $104,000 luxury Karma. Fisker’s problem is that it […] February 14th, 2012 | Tags: "green subsidies", Advanced Technologies Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program, crony capitalism, federal subsidies, Finland, Fisker Automotive, Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid car, Henrik Fisker, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, NINA, Tesla, Vice President Joe Biden | Category: Barack Obama, Delaware, Department of Energy, Europe, Taxes, Treasury Department | Comments are closed
By JOSH MITCHELL and STEPHEN POWER The Wall Street Journal September 25, 2009 WASHINGTON — A tiny car company backed by former Vice President Al Gore has just gotten a $529 million U.S. government loan to help build a hybrid sports car in Finland that will sell for about $89,000. The award this week to […] |
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