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NY knows Elon Musk is a fraudster. Remember Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Buffalo Billion?
As if Cuomo did not have enough baggage - He will have to answer for this. Eloon is the biggest welfare queen we have ever seen.
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In less than a month, we've seen Trump hand access to vast government agencies over to Musk — claiming Musk will improve government efficiency, save taxpayers dollars, and deliver unprecedented economic growth. Yet New Yorkers have heard empty Elon promises before, when Cuomo claimed Musk would deliver thousands of high-tech jobs in Buffalo. As governor, Cuomo spent $1 billion taxpayer dollars on a 1.2 million square foot factory for Tesla, claiming Musk would create thousands of tech jobs and produce tens of thousands of solar panels a day. Years later, it's clear that New Yorkers were sold a bill of false goods.
Originally, Cuomo and Musk promised to deliver massive job growth in Buffalo, a rust-belt city that was lagging in employment and sorely in need of economic revitalization. Cuomo claimed Musk's factory would be a leader in the "clean energy revolution," ushering in new technology and green energy jobs for our state, and beginning an economic rebirth for Western New York.
Instead, Musk’s Tesla project failed, spectacularly — costing New York taxpayers dearly. Rather than building a tech industry in Buffalo, employment in the technology sector actually fell in Western New York in the years that followed. The number of pledged manufacturing jobs was scaled back from 1,460 to 500; recently, Tesla announced plans to layoff 285 employees at the factory. Reports found that most of the solar-panel manufacturing equipment New York State paid for has been either sold or discarded. And while Musk claimed that by 2020, the plant would produce enough solar-panel shingles to cover 1,000 roofs a week, it was found to average just 21 installations weekly.
Instead, Musk’s Tesla project failed, spectacularly — costing New York taxpayers dearly. Rather than building a tech industry in Buffalo, employment in the technology sector actually fell in Western New York in the years that followed. The number of pledged manufacturing jobs was scaled back from 1,460 to 500; recently, Tesla announced plans to layoff 285 employees at the factory. Reports found that most of the solar-panel manufacturing equipment New York State paid for has been either sold or discarded. And while Musk claimed that by 2020, the plant would produce enough solar-panel shingles to cover 1,000 roofs a week, it was found to average just 21 installations weekly.
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As we watch Trump and Musk collude to control all of the federal government's spending, we should remember that the Buffalo Billion didn't just waste taxpayer dollars and make Musk even richer — it was also a corrupt scheme to make government allies wealthy off taxpayer dollars too. One of Cuomo's closest associates was convicted of accepting hundreds of thousands in bribes from companies hoping to win Buffalo Billion contracts. Close Cuomo allies were convicted on charges of bid-rigging related to the Buffalo Billions; federal prosecutors hope to bring new charges against these defendants after the first charges were overturned.
In less than a month, we've seen Trump hand access to vast government agencies over to Musk — claiming Musk will improve government efficiency, save taxpayers dollars, and deliver unprecedented economic growth. Yet New Yorkers have heard empty Elon promises before, when Cuomo claimed Musk would deliver thousands of high-tech jobs in Buffalo. As governor, Cuomo spent $1 billion taxpayer dollars on a 1.2 million square foot factory for Tesla, claiming Musk would create thousands of tech jobs and produce tens of thousands of solar panels a day. Years later, it's clear that New Yorkers were sold a bill of false goods.
Originally, Cuomo and Musk promised to deliver massive job growth in Buffalo, a rust-belt city that was lagging in employment and sorely in need of economic revitalization. Cuomo claimed Musk's factory would be a leader in the "clean energy revolution," ushering in new technology and green energy jobs for our state, and beginning an economic rebirth for Western New York.
Instead, Musk’s Tesla project failed, spectacularly — costing New York taxpayers dearly. Rather than building a tech industry in Buffalo, employment in the technology sector actually fell in Western New York in the years that followed. The number of pledged manufacturing jobs was scaled back from 1,460 to 500; recently, Tesla announced plans to layoff 285 employees at the factory. Reports found that most of the solar-panel manufacturing equipment New York State paid for has been either sold or discarded. And while Musk claimed that by 2020, the plant would produce enough solar-panel shingles to cover 1,000 roofs a week, it was found to average just 21 installations weekly.
Instead, Musk’s Tesla project failed, spectacularly — costing New York taxpayers dearly. Rather than building a tech industry in Buffalo, employment in the technology sector actually fell in Western New York in the years that followed. The number of pledged manufacturing jobs was scaled back from 1,460 to 500; recently, Tesla announced plans to layoff 285 employees at the factory. Reports found that most of the solar-panel manufacturing equipment New York State paid for has been either sold or discarded. And while Musk claimed that by 2020, the plant would produce enough solar-panel shingles to cover 1,000 roofs a week, it was found to average just 21 installations weekly.
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As we watch Trump and Musk collude to control all of the federal government's spending, we should remember that the Buffalo Billion didn't just waste taxpayer dollars and make Musk even richer — it was also a corrupt scheme to make government allies wealthy off taxpayer dollars too. One of Cuomo's closest associates was convicted of accepting hundreds of thousands in bribes from companies hoping to win Buffalo Billion contracts. Close Cuomo allies were convicted on charges of bid-rigging related to the Buffalo Billions; federal prosecutors hope to bring new charges against these defendants after the first charges were overturned.
https://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/2025/02/28/ny-knows-musk-is-a-fraudster-remember-cuomos-buffalo-billion-opinion/80292315007/