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> Boeing is a 'too big to fail' corporation with a significant source of revenue coming from the government. 40% in 2024¹, billions of dollars of public funds!
by KennyBlanken 2y ago
> Boeing is a 'too big to fail' corporation with a significant source of revenue coming from the government. 40% in 2024¹, billions of dollars of public funds! Just a bit more and it would be mostly state-funded.
SpaceX (as of a year or two ago) was getting 45%+ of its funding from the US government.
And then there's the $900M in subsidies SpaceX asked for to provide rural internet access via starlink...
- megaman821 2y agoAren't subsidies for the consumer equipment and monthly charges? It is not a monetary gift to Space X, though it would increase their user base.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoThey ended up not getting anything. But it's a net benefit for the company
- inemesitaffia 2y ago0 Federal subsidies for SpaceX including for starlink