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Whereas in the US, where I live, everything that has been mostly socialized (housing, health & education) has become wildly unaffordable.


I honestly didn't think anyone in the US considered healthcare socialized (same for housing and a big chunk of university-level education), so I've learned something today.

I personally find it hard to reconcile the concept of socialized healthcare with UnitedHealth Group being apparently the 7th company by revenue in the world, at least I don't think that's what Europeans would mean by "socialized".


Live in the US and don’t understand why OP is saying those sectors are public. Everything mentioned is NOT socialized.


As someone from the US, I consider all those industries to be almost fully for profit. Our k-12 education is public, but constantly under fire to move those public funds to private providers via various voucher programs. I would say that each of those industries have various regulations around them, so maybe that's why the commenter thinks it's socialized.


You're wrong about this.


Is this a PG&E thing or a California thing ?

Put differently, where in California can one top out at 14c/kwh for electricity ?


> 14c/kwh

santa clara, palo alto, etc

EDIT: sorry 17.5 c/kwh? pg&e average is also higher:

https://www.siliconvalleypower.com/residents/rates-and-fees


http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-post.html


Emissions requirements create this same result in many parts of the US.


You can usually get into a "vintage/collector" vehicle class at some point, but some states prohibit those being driven "regular".


Yes.


That depends on whether one lives in a politically diverse state.


In other words, if you want your vote to count, you need to live where it counts.


There are a billion people in Asia who want but do not have air conditioning and cars.


Go live in Asia.


Okay?


Is XTX good for the $10M ?

There are a lot of people who got burnt by FTX grants and prizes ...


Yes, Alex Gerko is the UKs biggest tax payer and regularly donates to schools/universities math departments


Hard pass. These will all get bricked if Taiwan gets hot.


> It probably will not look great

Freedom of speech ... peace ... yeah, who does this guy think he is ?


The United States is providing aid to the Ukraine to fight off Russia. While Russia may not technically be an enemy of the United States at the moment, the two nations aren't on the best of terms. This action can be construed as Musk aiding and abetting the Russians, with whom the United States is having "difficulties" with at the moment. Musk should keep in mind the United States has the power to denaturalize him and revoke his citizenship.


He is literally the person outiside Ukraine who has done the most for Ukraine. Othernations couldnt buy capability that Starlink provides. And they got it for free for months. Starlink was attacked by Russians.

So its ridiculous to claim Musk is some anti-Russian element.


Musk is not donating starlink to Ukraine. The US DoD is buying it


Initially SpaceX did. Also acting fast and activating it and providing lots of terminals as well. It took a long time before DoD started paying it.

SpaceX is literally the only defense company who would get shit on for not providing things for free.


Denaturalizing and revoking citizenship would be the least worst outcome assuming the US government tires of someone providing an enemy nation state material support.


Would he even care? Probably a few dozen other nations would be happy to have him and his wealth. Billionaires like that exist outside the national borders that you and I live in...

And plus, he probably still has South African citizenship?


He would definitely care if his assets were frozen and his companies nationalized, or at minimum, divested to another set of investors.


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