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SpaceX gets lots of money from governments as incentives to expand their production facilities so should all their spending be subject to such scrutiny as well?
by JaimeThompson 6y ago
SpaceX gets lots of money from governments as incentives to expand their production facilities so should all their spending be subject to such scrutiny as well?
- daenz 6y agoYes.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- brown 6y agoYes?
- zo1 6y agoMaybe they just shouldn't be given free money from government without anything in return.
- xupybd 6y agoFar more so. Government corporate welfare is a terrible idea. Yes the government can and should contract to private businesses but at that point they are the customer and there should be huge amounts of scrutiny on how the money is spent. This should also apply to infrastructure if the government is spending too much on a contract but keeps using that business that is clear and present corruption.
- WalterBright 6y agoIf SpaceX gets a contract to provide X in exchange for $Y from the government, and delivers on their contract, the government has no further business scrutinizing SpaceX's spending. If the government gives SpaceX money with no strings attached, just a vague "expand production facilities", then the government would be right to be upset if SpaceX spent it on keggers.