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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Good article on "Climate Change" vs "Global Warming" referred by @ForrestTanaka
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Was beat up pretty badly as a kid & left me w jagged septum. Harder to breathe as I got older, so time to fix.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Had a minor operation, so am in bed in meds. Probably shouldn't be tweeting :)
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Sign of a good design is that it feels and is much bigger on inside than looks on outside
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Replying to @CosmicRami
Awesome. We really need to promote that fact in the US. A CO2 tax will not cause economy to grind to a halt!
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Would love to do a pickup truck. Something w ultra low cg for sports car handling, dynamic air suspension & mega torque.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Technically, I "got rich" from Zip2 & PayPal w zero govt anything, then put 100% of that into SpaceX, Tesla & SolarCity.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
If consumption is low, then the tax is proportionately low. We should prob not have tax on basic foods & critical meds.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Replying to @ponder68
Carbon produced by a @SpaceX rocket flight is roughly equal to one 747 flight. No, we should not be exempt.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Net of gas savings, a Tesla is $550 to $600/month with down payment taken care of by tax credits. Maybe less costly then it first seems.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Yes, am arguing against subsidies and in favor of a tax on the end bad created. Market will then achieve best solution.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Trees are net consumers of CO2, so technically we would pay them money :)
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Exactly. Seems crazy to risk the CO2 chemical experiment when we have to find another solution anyway.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Big difference between taxing people and taxing purchases (ie consumption). Much better to emphasize the latter.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Replying to @AndriusDagysFLR
The collective wisdom of the market is usually (not always) better than the smartest govt regulator.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Me & other private money funded Tesla for first 7 years, got IPO+ govt money for 3, now paid back. Yes, carbon tax would be a better way.
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Jim Gray
@grayj_ · May 25, 2013
@elonmusk I think that's where the US tax code started. Once you add competing interests and values, practical issues, it tangles up fast.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
There should be a constitutional amendment to redo the tax code every ten years, just like we do a census.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Weight of scientific evidence. Taxes don't ban a purchase, they just increase cost. Am against bans, except in extreme cases.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Exactly. Better to tax known bad thing and incent desired outcome, instead of subsidizing particular solution paths. Let market decide.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2013
Perhaps. I am in favor of fair, simple taxes that are neutral on most things, incent good & disincent bad.
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