Taya Bass (@travelingflying) “2014 clip shows how much Elon Musk appreciates taxpayers. Host: Taxpayers essent” — TopicDigg

2014 clip shows how much Elon Musk appreciates taxpayers. Host: Taxpayers essentially loaned you, Tesla, almost 500 million dollars. How much of that do you still owe? Elon Musk: We paid the whole loan back with interest and a prepayment penalty last year. Host: Did you have to do that? It wasn’t due, was it? Elon Musk: I know it was not due for another ten years or something. Host: Why did you pay it off early? Elon Musk: The taxpayers supported Tesla. We ought to repay them as soon as we can. And since we had the ability to do it and the stock markets were good, we thought, “Well, let’s pay it back with interest and a thank you note, by the way,” which said, you know, “I really, really appreciate it. Thank you.”