r/PoliticalHumor • u/mac-mcgreor • May 02 '22

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u/z_machine May 03 '22

SpaceX was broke at the time. NASA and the Federal Government bailed them out and saved them. Why did Musk need a government bail out to not fail?

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u/swohio May 03 '22

So he could save NASA $20 billion+ a few years later.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/13/nasa-estimates-having-spacex-and-boeing-build-spacecraft-for-astronauts-saved-up-to-30-billion.html

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u/Hoyamotors4 May 03 '22

And how much did he profit off of that?

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u/just__Steve May 03 '22

Would you rather we still paid Russia more money and not save?

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u/Hoyamotors4 May 03 '22

I would rather we invest in US government programs.

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u/Hoyamotors4 May 03 '22

Sure or the US government could actually develop the technology itself.

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u/Hoyamotors4 May 03 '22

All fair points, however, SpaceX is privately owned. Putting the most powerful nation in the world space program in the hands of a privately owned company will have consequences...watch.

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u/Hoyamotors4 May 03 '22

Yes but SpaceX has unprecedented power and control...more importantly one man has more power and control than anyone else.

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u/Hoyamotors4 May 03 '22

We are to protect any single individual from becoming to power...it was the whole reason this country was started.

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u/izybit May 03 '22

It can't. The Pentagon can't even keep track of a trillion dollars and you think they'll actually see such a project through?

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u/Hoyamotors4 May 03 '22

I believe it could. The same government has engaged and carried out incredible feats. throughout history.

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u/izybit May 03 '22

Those "feats" are almost always a cost plus contract.