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"how am I personally benefitting from Elon Musk being a billionaire, taxpayer dollars shouldn't be reaching his pockets at that volume" The whole point of subs
by fsloth 8y ago
"how am I personally benefitting from Elon Musk being a billionaire, taxpayer dollars shouldn't be reaching his pockets at that volume"
The whole point of subsidy is to encourage business in a specific area. It would sound like it's working as intended, encouraging business and all.
Would you be happier if the subsidies were completely wasted on a non-viable business?
- anonymfus 8y agoNo, the obvious alternative is for government to invest these money directly into production and own the profits.
- stupidbird 8y agoIt's a business that exploits workers. We've seen this time and time again with Tesla.