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That depends on the city. If it was originally a company town, probably the company. If it's a new build, probably the property developer. But either way, somet
by robertlagrant 3y ago
That depends on the city. If it was originally a company town, probably the company. If it's a new build, probably the property developer. But either way, something that already exists is not subsidising the plumber's salary. The plumber is paid by the customer.
- underlipton 3y agoAnything built post-GD (which is going to be the vast majority of what you service) was likely touched by government subsidy in some fashion, whether grants, loans, or municipal bonds (tax-exempt, so effectively a subsidy). "Company towns" built before then were often subsidized, in effect, by companies not having to bear the financial burden of their many, many instances of illegal or rights-infringing behavior. That's not considering your customers, who are likely also subsidized by the government in some fashion - if their jobs do not involve federal or state government contracts or supplying or servicing companies holding such contracts, they're almost certainly taking advantage of advantageous tax rebates or deductions.
- robertlagrant 3y agoYou could equally say that tax money is all private money, so really it's all private. It's silly to talk about the provenance of money in these topics.
- underlipton 3y agoYou absolutely cannot. That's the entire point.