<story><title>Elon Musk Supports His Business Empire with Unusual Financial Moves</title><url>http://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-supports-his-business-empire-with-unusual-financial-moves-1461781962</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>dmode</author><text>WSJ has a target on Elon Musk&amp;#x27;s back. Every week they post something negative about him or his companies. I have a couple of conservative friends who have an irrational hatred for Elon. They rail how everything Elon Musk does is a &amp;quot;scam&amp;quot;. The WSJ comments are a reflection of that mindset. More broadly, I wonder why WSJ and some conservatives set a target on Elon. There are literally a gazillion subsidies, tax credits, offshore accounting going around. For example, Hollywood shoots their movies wherever they get tax credits. Texas has attracted large back office operations using tax credits. Data center locations are chosen based upon which state government throws in the most benefits. It seems odd that they would spent so much energy on Musk, whose subsidies are probably a rounding error. It makes me wonder if there are bigger things at stake. Are the WSJ overlords really scared that he is making material changes to energy and transportation that could hurt them ?</text></comment>
<story><title>Elon Musk Supports His Business Empire with Unusual Financial Moves</title><url>http://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-supports-his-business-empire-with-unusual-financial-moves-1461781962</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>vvanders</author><text>Man, comments on that article are certainly ugly. I wonder why subsidies for Solar&amp;#x2F;EVs are viewed so negatively while ones for farming&amp;#x2F;oil&amp;#x2F;etc are almost ignored.</text></comment>