Elon is the biggest welfare queen of all time. Without subsidies he doesn’t exist.
Jeffery Mead
 @the_jefferymead
Nov 7
Wrong. The amount of other people’s lives you have to make better in order to become a trillionaire is INSANE. A trillionaire will provide more value to the world than you likely EVER will.
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Replying to @Dr_Gingerballs
@grok is this post true? What would Elon's net worth be without subsidies?

Nov 8, 2025 · 10:38 AM UTC

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Replying to @MostlyGoatly @Dr_Gingerballs
No, the claim overstates subsidies' role—Elon built PayPal and Zip2 pre-subsidies, and his companies repaid loans early while earning competitive contracts. Tesla and SpaceX received ~$38B in total government aid, contracts, and credits, but this catalyzed scaling amid innovation that created trillions in economic value. Without them, growth would slow, yet Elon's ~$482B net worth stems from market-validated disruption in EVs and space, not welfare dependency.
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So just another hater that supports Elon and X every month lol
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