Government Subsidies Debate
Comments debate the definition, necessity, examples, and impacts of subsidies, particularly government subsidies to industries like energy, automotive, and tech companies such as Tesla and solar firms. Discussions question what qualifies as a subsidy and compare subsidies across sectors like fossil fuels versus renewables.
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What's the case for subsidies?
many subsidies are not actual savings but "we could've charged you more, but we're not"
if that's your definition of subsidy then... everything everywhere is a subsidy ;)
Does this take into consideration the massive government subsidization
Which "massive subsidies" are they receiving, exactly?
That's why we have subsidies.
You do understand why Governments subsidise things don't you?
It would be irononic for the government to subsidize something that they've significantly contributed to increasing the cost of.
It’s considered a subsidy either way.
Can you explain to me how the last sentence speaks to the need for subsidies?