According to Governor Brown's GO-Biz website, tax credits are awarded to businesses that come or stay and grow in California. With much of his $13.3 billion net worth coming from tax subsidies, Musk may celebrate his latest gift of "government cheese" from Reno, where Tesla's highly-subsidized $5 billion giga-factory is being built.

The latest case of crony capitalist donation of taxpayer funds will join the $4.9 billion in taxpayer-funded incentives that Elon Musk has pocketed from his three companies, which were instrumental in building his $13.3 billion net worth.