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Elon Musk orders Tesla staff back to work at California factory despite orders to keep it shuttered until June as he dares Governor to arrest him and threatens to move plant to income tax-free Nevada or Texas

Daily Mail
May 12, 2020

On Twitter, tech giant Elon Musk threatened that he would move Tesla away from California after what he perceived to be unfair treatment during the crisis.

'This is the final straw,' Musk tweeted. 'Tesla will move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately.'

If Musk were to follow through on his plans, moving from a state with the highest income tax rate in the country to one without income tax - like Nevada or Texas - he could save billions of dollars in taxes over the coming years.

The controversial tweets come as the latest salvo in an ongoing war between Musk and Alameda County, after Tesla filed a lawsuit against local officials on Saturday for ordering the the Fremont facility to shutter until June.

Musk confirmed yesterday that he had reopened the Tesla factory in Fremont, south of San Francisco, and dared police to arrest him for restarting production early, despite being shuttered by Alameda County due to coronavirus.

President Donald Trump weighed in on the war between Tesla and California officials on Tuesday morning, tweeting: 'California should let Tesla and @elonmusk open the plant, NOW. It can be done Fast & Safely.'

EDITOR'S NOTE: Elon, even though y'all is somewhat wacky,
y'all come on down to Texas.
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ELON MUSK PLAYING CHICKEN WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY

by Bob Walsh

Elon Musk opened up the Fremont Tesla plant on Friday despite orders from Alameda County Public Health to not do so. The plant had been shut down for six weeks. The county gave Tesla until 5 p.m. yesterday to shut down or come up with a compliance plan, which basically means shut down because they are a non-essential service.

Fremont police said they will act at the instructions of the public health department as necessary.

Tesla has filed suit against the health department over the shutdown order.

Musk is still threatening to take his ball and leave the state if they don't stop screwing with him.