[marshallp]

He's helping the poor by making energy cheaper indirectly through kickstarting an electric car industry.

The tax issue can be resolved by luxury taxes. If people decide they'd like $100 million yacht, tax them $200 million for it. Countries like Singapore already have punitive taxes like that on cars.

[scott_meade]

How many Teslas would Musk sell when his $100,000 car becomes $250,000 after tax?