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Old 12-21-2022, 11:24 PM   #96
RainMaker
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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz View Post
I don't think we're worse off having capabilities like the Falcon Heavy, Starlink, and the Tesla 3, the highest-selling EV ever. Maybe you do. It's possible SpaceX will get to Mars before NASA does - it's also possible it will end up being a complete failure. But I think we're all better off for the attempt being made.

Those things are good. I just don't know why our tax dollars have to pay the business expenses for a billionaire.

Point was that Tesla would not be a successful company without taxpayers covering a considerable cost of their product as well as their infrastructure. Most businesses don't have that luxury, especially small businesses.
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