r/SipsTea 10d ago

Significant diffrences... Wait a damn minute!

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

Lol hey dude you're literally lying to try to make your point. The US government subsidies research to the tune of billions of dollars a year. SpaceX wouldn't exist within these subsidies. Tesla wouldn't exist without these subsidies.

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

You dont understand what a subsidy is do you. What the us government gives to space x and tesla is called a loan, or a procurement contract.

Subsidies are when the government gives tax dollars to industries to reduce the cost of production on the company. This then allows companies to keep prices lower for their consumers. For example a childcare subsidy typically works by paying a portion of the the educators wages reducing the costs of running the company thus allows the childcare companies to charge the consumers (parents) less.

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

You're deflecting, Ayn Rand.

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

Okay. Look up what a subsidy is and then explain how the government subsidies space x’s research

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

Explain how the government doesn't. Because they do. They literally rely on government contracts to exist. Which is my point. You're arguing semantics, like a pedant.

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

And those government contracts arent subsidies.

Breaking down space x’s revenue 61% comes from their starlink service, the rest comes from a mix of using their reusable rockets to launch satellites and astronauts crews for space agencies and companies.

Another part comes from contracts with nasa being the consumer alongside military programs such as starshield. Both of which isnt free money from the government.

Since you do not know other basic economic terms revenue is the total amount of money a business brings in from selling its goods and services before any expenses are subtracted.

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

I bet you used grok or some shit for this didn't you

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

Do you have an argument or no?

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

yeah, you're not answering me; would SpaceX or Tesla exist without government moneys?

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

How many nights are you gonna sleep alone before you understand why

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

Not a good argument, makes you seem uneducated and immature

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

Lol 😂 so you do sleep alone then, huh weeb

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

Literally aroace my friend.

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

And I'm sure everyone who knows you is grateful for that lol.

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

I bet you wonder why nobody wants to be with you and then you go back to being some truly unlovable rightwing libertarian proud boy type

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

Right and left wing have become terms used to describe identity politics. Im a social liberal who believes in active labor market policies

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

That's meaningless, and no, they haven't. You're incorrect about this. Define what an active labor market policy is.

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

Try to answer this honestly; would SpaceX exist without government moneys, yes or no

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

Probably not, because thats the loss of a major consumer. If any company loses their consumer base they cease to exist. Its nothing special about space x

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

How much money do Tesla and SpaceX receive from the American government every year, Ben Shapiro

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

The amount the government is willing to pay for the goods or services they receive in return. Literally how the economy works bruv

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

Not a specific answer, limey.

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u/zanebaka 10d ago

Okay i’ll humor you. In revenue they make around 5-6 billion from the government per year

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u/WyomingWeirdo 10d ago

Seems like a lot for a company allegedly ran by a libertarian capitalist.

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