tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post7548796144090515346..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Is Tesla Motors Heading for Collapse?SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-29307610158769527582017-11-06T13:21:54.878-05:002017-11-06T13:21:54.878-05:00"you don't want to turn your government o..."you don't want to turn your government over to a charismatic con man"<br />Is there any other sort of person that is successful in politics?<br /> <br />-Paul JoatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-3104158736608178262017-11-04T21:09:13.703-04:002017-11-04T21:09:13.703-04:00Watts Up With That has a story that Tesla's st...<a href="https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/11/03/tesla-shares-dive-as-republicans-move-to-abolish-4-billion-green-tax-breaks/" rel="nofollow">Watts Up With That</a> has a story that Tesla's stock dropped about 10% Friday on the rumor that some of that free taxpayer money might get dried up in the new tax plan. <br /><br />While I admire seeing SpaceX almost always recover the first stage of the their rockets, I'm not sure the private launch business is truly private, as DrJim says. On the Cape, it's all labeled as private now: contractors run all the individual rockets. SpaceX bought pad 39A, where the Saturns and then the Shuttles flew from. I'm not sure there aren't aspects that are still run by NASA or the USAF.<br /><br />Some you undoubtedly know more than I do. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-64125030035392258202017-11-04T20:41:20.115-04:002017-11-04T20:41:20.115-04:00The launch services provider market is completely ...The launch services provider market is completely different than any other business. SpaceX is/was getting preferential treatment from NASA and the US Gov, compared to the other launch providers and it resulted in a couple of lawsuits.<br /><br />Sea Launch was the only 100% commercial venture, and we know how well that turned out....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-54741493985339029342017-11-04T08:20:09.075-04:002017-11-04T08:20:09.075-04:00The implosion may occur soon if the GOP keeps the ...The implosion may occur soon if the GOP keeps the Sparkymobile giveaway out of their tax bill and is able to pass same.<br /><br />By the way, if that happens, I wonder what will become of SpaceX?Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-34568975357927268152017-11-04T00:35:37.513-04:002017-11-04T00:35:37.513-04:00I know people who ere interviewed by Mr. Musk, and...I know people who ere interviewed by Mr. Musk, and I know people who work or have worked for him.<br /><br />He's the rocket industry's Steve Jobs.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-11284252407424786322017-11-03T23:02:49.596-04:002017-11-03T23:02:49.596-04:00I think Tesla's stock price has a few things g...I think Tesla's stock price has a few things going for it:<br /><br />One, supporting it is a virtue signal by fossil fuel and nuclear hating liberals.<br /><br />Two, supporting it is an act of green religious worship. It's not supposed to produce outputs which are more valuable than the inputs (horrors); it's supposed to destroy wealth and man-years of labor and put the human species closer to living in caves and dying at 30.<br /><br />Three, it wouldn't exist without government subsidies, tax credits, and purchases. It's dependent on government money like an arms manufacturer. Government won't stop paying it as long as having it around keeps giving government good press.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-69042321511176210202017-11-03T23:02:27.944-04:002017-11-03T23:02:27.944-04:00As soon as the subsidies end.As soon as the subsidies end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com