Their tax dollars (and ours) bought it
...but eventually government satellites?
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I for one welcome our Web-based overlords!
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Does every damned thing have to be a communist/hippy conspiracy against Mom, apple pie and McDonalds? You're starting to sound like an Art Bell guest. Yeesh!
Obviously. As for me, I don't think tax dollars should be given to any of these rich companies, let them make it own their own or not. The government should be there to provide the rule of law for which they operate and protect them from foreign threats. NOT subsidize them. Can you imagine the uproar if the government gave Microsoft a piece of land tax free? We would all rightfully be outraged.