SpaceX got money from the US taxpayer. It wasn't a lot by the standard of rocket development, and Musk put in a lot of his own money, but SpaceX wouldn't have

SpaceX got money from the US taxpayer. It wasn't a lot by the standard of rocket development, and Musk put in a lot of his own money, but SpaceX wouldn't have survived without the government. Elon Musk is very up front about that. Boeing gets a lot of support from various levels of government as well. They get cushy tax deals at the state and local level. And what is a virtually-guaranteed military contract for cargo and tanker aircraft worth when you're developing a new air frame?