Not parent poster, but there's a long track record of these sorts of subsidies to big tech companies already rolling in money to go bust with little oversight,

Not parent poster, but there's a long track record of these sorts of subsidies to big tech companies already rolling in money to go bust with little oversight, investigation, or prosecution. The big one everyone remembers is the set of grants giving to incumbent providers to expand access to broadband (25 Mbps down/3 Mbps minimum) to everyone in the country - a promise that, despite three rounds of grants in the billions, has not materialized.[1] [1] https://www.jsonline.com/in-depth/news/2021/07/14/weve-spent-billions-provide-broadband-rural-areas-what-failed-wisconsin/7145014002/ https://www.jsonline.com/in-depth/news/2021/07/14/weve-spent...