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Interestingly enough, the industries that show the highest growth according to that chart have significant government involvement (here there is subsidized dayc

by cheez 9y ago

Interestingly enough, the industries that show the highest growth according to that chart have significant government involvement (here there is subsidized daycare, not sure about the US).

jayd16 9y ago
Are you not just projecting your own bias? Governments regulate cars, TVs, toy safety, cell phones, etc.
- cheez 9y ago
  The government doesn't subsidize those things though.
  - spamizbad 9y ago
    The government absolutely subsidizes at least two the those industries: Cell phones/service and automobiles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Chapter_11_reorganization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Chapter_11_reor... https://www.fcc.gov/general/lifeline-program-low-income-consumers https://www.fcc.gov/general/lifeline-program-low-income-cons... https://www.nap.edu/read/4816/chapter/5 https://www.nap.edu/read/4816/chapter/5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-DOT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-DOT the list goes on... (I don't know much about those other industries but I'm sure there's billions behind them as well)
    - cheez 9y ago
      Can you find programs? Sure. They are not as high a fraction of the tax dollar as the others.
  - stevenwoo 9y ago
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I recall reading the US government gives some sort of tax benefit to the employer for providing parking spaces for employees. Some people say this subsidizes suburban sprawl. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIqIN2j2LOUC&pg=PA82#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIqIN2j2LOUC&pg=PA82#v=one...
    - zaroth 9y ago
      This was on HN a few days ago. My own comment in response is here. [1] To save you the click, IMO it's an utter BS claim. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15258878 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15258878
  - humanrebar 9y ago
    Regulations are subsidies for incumbents with procedures and specialists for handling all the regulation. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture

by cheez 9y ago

Interestingly enough, the industries that show the highest growth according to that chart have significant government involvement (here there is subsidized daycare, not sure about the US).

jayd16 9y ago

Are you not just projecting your own bias? Governments regulate cars, TVs, toy safety, cell phones, etc.

cheez 9y ago
The government doesn't subsidize those things though.
- spamizbad 9y ago
  The government absolutely subsidizes at least two the those industries: Cell phones/service and automobiles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Chapter_11_reorganization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Chapter_11_reor... https://www.fcc.gov/general/lifeline-program-low-income-consumers https://www.fcc.gov/general/lifeline-program-low-income-cons... https://www.nap.edu/read/4816/chapter/5 https://www.nap.edu/read/4816/chapter/5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-DOT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-DOT the list goes on... (I don't know much about those other industries but I'm sure there's billions behind them as well)
  - cheez 9y ago
    Can you find programs? Sure. They are not as high a fraction of the tax dollar as the others.
- stevenwoo 9y ago
  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I recall reading the US government gives some sort of tax benefit to the employer for providing parking spaces for employees. Some people say this subsidizes suburban sprawl. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIqIN2j2LOUC&pg=PA82#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIqIN2j2LOUC&pg=PA82#v=one...
  - zaroth 9y ago
    This was on HN a few days ago. My own comment in response is here. [1] To save you the click, IMO it's an utter BS claim. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15258878 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15258878
- humanrebar 9y ago
  Regulations are subsidies for incumbents with procedures and specialists for handling all the regulation. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture