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> SpaceX is subsidised Winning government contracts over other competitors is not the same thing as “subsidized”. Otherwise Hilton is subsidized because govern
by kortilla 4y ago
> SpaceX is subsidised
Winning government contracts over other competitors is not the same thing as “subsidized”. Otherwise Hilton is subsidized because government employees stay there sometimes.
- rpeden 4y agoI get the impression that some government contracts are used as stealth subsidies. And SpaceX, Tesla, and Starlink have benefited from plenty of actual subsidies, too. To be clear, I'm not implying that's a bad thing. These companies seem like an example of subsidies working as intended, i.e. driving innovation.
- kortilla 4y agoCan you give specific examples? Diluting the meaning down to “the government is also one of this company’s customers” just makes it meaningless. That will cover nearly every large company.