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15. Of course people from Detroit are going to be protective of the Big 3. Tesla isn't just about

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 08:17 PM

Mar 2014

being an electric car. They plan to disrupt the market in a lot of ways and most of them involve cutting workers (like with dealerships and mechanics). While I'm glad that the car is made and it's electric, don't kid yourself, Elon Musk will do everything he can to keep from unionizing, paying taxes, or being regulated. Elon Musk is not a friend of the left, only the environment. He contributes to Republicans and the Republican Congressional Committee. He was a big Meg Whitman supporter when she was the Repub candidate for California Governor. His alignment with the left and Obama have more to do with shared interests on science and technology. It will be interesting to see how his politics play out in the future, but if I were a union worker I wouldn't consider him a friend.

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Opposition to Tesla comes from the left as well as the right. [View all] RandySF Mar 2014 OP

it seems to have more to do with protecting the detroit auto industry JI7 Mar 2014 #1

My only opposition to Tesla and Fisker is the ridiculously high price tags. Initech Mar 2014 #2

Early cars were really expensive nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #4

I certainly hope so! Initech Mar 2014 #5

I think it will RandySF Mar 2014 #7

I have noticed that Jaguar, Mercedes, and Audi are rolling out lower priced models. Initech Mar 2014 #17

Well I look at my work camera. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #8

I'm a research administrator at a local university. RandySF Mar 2014 #10

I know, read some of the studies myself nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #13

Tesla is really small nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #3

Chris Hostetter nationalize the fed Mar 2014 #6

Which specific union-built model do they suggest flvegan Mar 2014 #9

I believe in Tesla also. I also believe that JaneyVee Mar 2014 #11

How long does Tesla get to claim it is "new"? Starry Messenger Mar 2014 #12

Vehicles built union in the USA are my first choice, every time. Brickbat Mar 2014 #14

Of course people from Detroit are going to be protective of the Big 3. Tesla isn't just about okaawhatever Mar 2014 #15

He works his people 80 hrs a week and pays them for 40 Johonny Mar 2014 #16