The only money MuskCo's should be taking from the government is payment for services (like flying cargo to the ISS, Moon, Mars, selling cars or solar power to them, etc.), not using the government as VC. The government is a horrible VC or lender, and the MuskCo's could do a lot better.
96% success rate is 'horrible'? http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/what-abound-sola...
What is the proof for this statement? I'm not asking what are the theoretical underpinnings of this worldview; what is the evidence which compels this conclusion?
USA: Green energy investments, of which some companies have turned out to be outright fraudulent.
China: Massive infrastructure and housing overspending and bubble, with much shoddy construction. Housing and construction companies everywhere benefiting from the money only contributing to a high-probability disaster ending.
Most Olympics-hosting nations, depending on what you perceive to be an acceptable measure of return.
Seems like Tesla got a great deal.
Much as any other investor representing a non-monolithic interest base can be fickle.
When the government's all-in (oil, energy, ag, air travel, transport, military), it's very dependable.
