Bullshit. They’re not abandoning their most mature manufacturing line. Don’t make shit up.

I don’t have a problem with the amount of taxes I pay in Texas,... they’re just not exceptionally low like people think.

If they move to Texas,... you can’t just declare yourself to be a resident of Texas to get out of California taxes.

Are you sure all of those workers are moving to Texas? Do you know if those workers even WANT to move to Texas?

And the vast majority of the employees are staying in California.

Some people find it deeply offensive to have it implied that their beliefs could be negatively affecting the people around them... Learning things that make you question the belief system that your parents taught you is commonly referred to as “personal growth” by some.

Incorporated in Deleware and still having a massive operation in California,... they’re not avoiding many taxes. And Musk doesn’t pay a significant amount of taxes. Property taxes are high in Texas though, so he’s got that going for him.

Traffic in Austin is a shit show as well. 

I have subscriptions that I keep all the time, I have other subscriptions that I sign up for only when I need them.

Yet car companies have needed planned obsolescence to remain profitable

Rich family, small town Texas (or any state, probably)... They’re probably very well known and influential in the community.

Way to go Virginia for attempting to take action on a scenario that has been a problem literally everywhere in the world since time immemorial...

It was obviously one of her fans, I don’t think there’s anything actually linking her to that. Realistically, her opponent may have stuck it out if he though he had a chance of winning, but he didn’t.

They are a poisonous mix of bigots, proudly ignorant, corporate pirates, general tantrumers, and fucking objectivists.

Both of those takes are true, but this was poorly implemented just in time. Toyota lasted much longer before having issues because they kept more long lead time parts on hand...

Its not as if that's a problem that hasn't been solved before.

Yeah it’s fine if you manage it well. If you have the last pile of those parts available, you have a pretty good idea how much runway you have left.

To be fair, the problem is poorly planned and executed JIT inventory. If a part has a long lead time, you're supposed to keep more on hand and maybe don't cancel orders so quickly.

That sounds a lot like a cost of doing business... They can start running their own fabs, or they can manage their supply chain better and just deal with disruptions going forward.

They don’t have to move to the bleeding edge... they can just step up to 2015 tech...