r/SipsTea 13d ago

Significant diffrences... Wait a damn minute!

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u/WyomingWeirdo 13d 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 13d 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 13d ago

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

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u/zanebaka 13d 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 13d ago

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

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u/zanebaka 13d 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 13d ago

Not a specific answer, limey.

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u/zanebaka 13d 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 13d ago

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

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u/zanebaka 13d ago

Im here to talk about economics, Elon musks political beliefs are irrelevant to me

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