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I think of NASA vs SpaceX as the equivalent of East vs West Germany: a clear demonstration that private companies work better than state bureaucracies.
by dash2 3y ago
I think of NASA vs SpaceX as the equivalent of East vs West Germany: a clear demonstration that private companies work better than state bureaucracies.
- ben_w 3y agoThere are plenty of inept private bureaucracies. Free market doesn't always clear them out, cash cows can support a lot of waste. The orbiters were built by Rockwell International, the external fuel tanks by Martin Marietta/Lockheed Martin, the SRBs by Thiokol/ATK United Space Boosters Inc./Pratt & Whitney.
- pavlov 3y agoWhy even look as far as space, you can see this principle producing tremendous value to millions of ordinary people in the brilliant effectiveness of America’s private healthcare industry.
- dash2 3y agoCome over and enjoy the delights of the NHS. How's your dentistry? We no longer have any.
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