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To: gaijin

Musk had a successful launch/land about two months ago.

Of course, he is heavily subsidized to the tune of $5 billion USD. Whether Spacex is subsidized or not, the source of the funds trace back to subsidies at some point.

Doubt the $5 billion figure? One fellow Freeper became irate, and when shown National Review and Los Angeles Times sources, he still dismissed that fact.

Bezos, to my understanding, is self-funding.


8 posted on 04/03/2016 6:29:53 PM PDT by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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To: bajabaja
Of course, he is heavily subsidized to the tune of $5 billion USD.

If by subsidized you mean that SpaceX is paid to loft cargo and satellites to orbit, then yes they are. Or did you expect them to do it for free?

It's not the crony capitalism that solar and wind companies with political connections are.

14 posted on 04/03/2016 8:12:45 PM PDT by SunTzuWu
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To: bajabaja

Of course, he is heavily subsidized to the tune of $5 billion USD.

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No he isn’t. A contract for services rendered isn’t a subsidy.


17 posted on 04/03/2016 9:23:08 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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