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i would agree if the article said that everything "free" does actually get paid for in some form (especially with respect to business dealings). but a "subsidy
by noodle 17y ago
i would agree if the article said that everything "free" does actually get paid for in some form (especially with respect to business dealings).
but a "subsidy" and to "subsidize" has a specific meaning that isn't as universally applicable as the article tries to make it.
- chinmi 17y agoThen what is this specific meaning that the author fails to understand? I think it's pretty clear what he means by it.
- noodle 17y agoi understand what he's saying just fine, and i would understand it if he used "taxed" or something similar instead. i'm probably just being too picky about semantics here, but i'm taking issue with the actual redefinition of a specific economic term on a well respected business site. n) subsidy (a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public) http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=subsidy http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=subsidy A subsidy (also known as a subvention) is a form of financial assistance paid to a business or economic sector. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidy