fed up with CA, Elon Musk moves operations to socially conservative Texas

[rightnow909]

Elon Musk disgusted w/ California.. moves operations to TX.. no comment on new pro life policy

Am I going to start liking Elon?

Normally, I’m “suspicious of” anyone who makes more than $1 million per year… you wonder what people do to get to the top (etc). Ok, maybe that’s just me.. In any case, Elon Musk apparently likes TX socially conservative policies according to Gov Abbott but Musk isn’t commenting.

Elon Musk Sidesteps Gov. Abbott's Claim He Supports Texas' 'Social Policies'

Elon Musk tweeted that he prefers "to stay out of politics" after GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the SpaceX founder supported the Lonestar State's "social policies." Abbott appeared...

www.newsmax.com

 

[pknopp]

Elon loves that government money when he is the benefactor.


Musk's move from California is expected to save him billions of dollars in taxes as Texas has no personal income tax.

Not so much when he has to give some back.

 

[BluesLegend]

California is home to the Dem Reich Chancellery and Dem Gestapo.

 

[JWBooth]

Musk isn’t coming here for social conservatism but for a largely hands off economic attitude including no state sales tax.

 

[White 6]

Elon Musk disgusted w/ California.. moves operations to TX.. no comment on new pro life policy

Am I going to start liking Elon?

Normally, I’m “suspicious of” anyone who makes more than $1 million per year… you wonder what people do to get to the top (etc). Ok, maybe that’s just me.. In any case, Elon Musk apparently likes TX socially conservative policies according to Gov Abbott but Musk isn’t commenting.

Elon Musk Sidesteps Gov. Abbott's Claim He Supports Texas' 'Social Policies'

Elon Musk tweeted that he prefers "to stay out of politics" after GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the SpaceX founder supported the Lonestar State's "social policies." Abbott appeared...

www.newsmax.com

I didn't know it was about social conservatism. I thought it was about taxes and regulation without positive benefit to his business model, and basically lowering the cost of doing business.

 

[Tax Man]

Elon wants to build a huge factory and California has no place to do it. A side thought, if all of his electric cars make oil obsolete how will the Texans feel about him?

 

[AZrailwhale]

Elon wants to build a huge factory and California has no place to do it. A side thought, if all of his electric cars make oil obsolete how will the Texans feel about him?

California has lots of places to build. There are empty aerospace factories built by North American, Lockheed, Douglas and others, there are entire blocks of smaller buildings that used to be full of small to medium sized aerospace industry providers in Northridge, there are several huge auto manufacturing plants and that's just in the Los Angeles area. There are huge tracts out in the Palmdale/Lancaster near Edwards AFB and what is called Plant 42 which is the old Lockheed Martin plant plus millions of acres of desert located right along major freeways with good access to power and water (sort of). Musk isn't building in Texas for lack of room, he's building in Texas because he's tired of being raped by Sacramento. Anyone who has lived in Southern California for the past few decades has seen entire industries move out and taking their tax base with them. Goodyear used to have a HUGE tire factory in City of Industry- it closed down long ago, it's now a mall.

 

[Augustine_]

Elon Musk disgusted w/ California.. moves operations to TX.. no comment on new pro life policy

Am I going to start liking Elon?

Normally, I’m “suspicious of” anyone who makes more than $1 million per year… you wonder what people do to get to the top (etc). Ok, maybe that’s just me.. In any case, Elon Musk apparently likes TX socially conservative policies according to Gov Abbott but Musk isn’t commenting.

Elon Musk Sidesteps Gov. Abbott's Claim He Supports Texas' 'Social Policies'

Elon Musk tweeted that he prefers "to stay out of politics" after GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the SpaceX founder supported the Lonestar State's "social policies." Abbott appeared...

www.newsmax.com

They continue to expand operations in California. My guess is that with Texas' energy grid being a national embarrassment, Elon sees a financially promising path towards involving Tesla in the future of that grid somehow.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Elon wants to build a huge factory and California has no place to do it. A side thought, if all of his electric cars make oil obsolete how will the Texans feel about him?

Dino fossil fuel is not going anywhere.

Most Teslas are charged with fossil fuels.