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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lamented the "entitled" and "complacent" character of people in the United States, and lauded the "smart" and "hard working people" of China, in the first installment of a three-part interview with Automotive News' "Daily Drive" podcast published Friday.
Specifically, Musk criticized New York and California -- states that have supported his businesses, especially Tesla, with considerable tax breaks, regulatory credits and other government help.
Automotive News publisher Jason Stein, who conducted the interview, asked Musk, "How about China as an EV strategy leader in the world?"
Musk replied: "China rocks in my opinion. The energy in China is great. People there there's like a lot of smart, hard working people. And they're really -- they're not entitled, they're not complacent, whereas I see in the United States increasingly much more complacency and entitlement especially in places like the Bay Area, and L.A. and New York."
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/07/31/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-china-rocks-us-full-of-entitlement.html
msongs
(67,453 posts)Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)He's almost as outrageous as Trump in that way.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Government contracts AND subsidies.
Also, if you are an American employee of his company, he just called you lazy.
Real morale booster, eh?
Luciferous
(6,086 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)ExciteBike66
(2,376 posts)see how he likes it then...
erpowers
(9,350 posts)I assume Elon Musk is just pissed off that there are worker's rights in America. I guess he thinks the Chinese government would have allowed him to keep his factory open even if there was a risk to his workers.
I tend to think Musk is the entitled one. He seems to always throw a hissy fit every time he does not get what he wants.
2naSalit
(86,817 posts)Always at someone else's expense. I wish he'd just away.
ismnotwasm
(42,014 posts)Cant stand that guy
gulliver
(13,197 posts)According to Musk.
2naSalit
(86,817 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)He is stoking anger and resentment towards China through manipulation. He is intoxicated with his wealth. The fall from his height will be spectacular.
beaglelover
(3,495 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,324 posts)crash and burn.