The slap fight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has highlighted the absurdity of keeping so much of our space program and satellite internet infrastructure in the hands of a single oligarch.
I mean if they’re utilities, we shouldn’t let a board decide what should rightfully be in the hands of the voting public. Really they should welcome a stable (OK maybe not so stable in the US atm, but generally…) owner as the government.
It’s not up to SpaceX to stop taking government handouts - it’s up to the government to stop giving handouts.
I agree with you - they shouldn’t get public funding. IMO anything the government funds they should own instead, but this doesn’t mean they should take ownership of the things that they fund - they should instead use that funding to start their own taxpayer owned competitor.
I’m completely against government handouts for private business and NGOs btw.
One way to get businesses to move their factories back to the US due to tarrifs: Start nationalizing them.
/s
I mean if they’re utilities, we shouldn’t let a board decide what should rightfully be in the hands of the voting public. Really they should welcome a stable (OK maybe not so stable in the US atm, but generally…) owner as the government.
Just because something is a “utility” it doesn’t mean that the government should own and run it lol.
By your logic spaceX should stop taking gov $ then.
Just because something is private doesn’t mean they should get public funding.
It’s not up to SpaceX to stop taking government handouts - it’s up to the government to stop giving handouts.
I agree with you - they shouldn’t get public funding. IMO anything the government funds they should own instead, but this doesn’t mean they should take ownership of the things that they fund - they should instead use that funding to start their own taxpayer owned competitor.
I’m completely against government handouts for private business and NGOs btw.
Take the /s off the ruskies might believe you and run with it