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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]at this point i think the dems should cut their losses and pass the cr and enable the legislative branch of govt function again, however terribly it may be. it's better than zero.[/quote]

Absolutely not. Once the populous actually sees how much their ACA premiums go up on Nov 1 they’ll understand what the Dems are fighting for and how corrupt the GOP is [/quote]

So the only way ACA can survive is through massive subsidies?  Sounds like it needs to be reformed or killed.[/quote]

Can we say the same thing for Space X? It can only survive with government subsidies? [/quote]

What subsidies is Space X specifically receiving?  Payment for services rendered are not subsidies.

Now if you were talking about ULA... That was basically the Government paying for nothing.[/quote]

There’s an implicit subsidy… the federal government is the anchor tenant that has allowed SpaceX to survive. [/quote]

LOL, payment for services rendered is not a subsidy.   Keep trying. [/quote]

Do you own stock in one of Musk’s companies? You sound very protective of them. [/quote]

Nah, just find liberal derangement over Space X and Musk to be amusing. [/quote]m

Most Americans don’t care whether SpaceX and Tesla exist. Let the market decide. If they fail, they fail. 🤷‍♀️[/quote]

NASA invested in commercializing space via the SpaceX company, which provided it with capital and authorization for various contracts that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/09/nasa-spacex-elon-musk-ambitions/683559/[/quote]

I'd like to see a referendum on spending tax money on going to Mars. I can't imagine most U.S. citizens are interested in paying more for healthcare for the sake of getting to Mars. Like sure, I'll pay higher premiums so we can send a few spaceships to Mars in a few decades. So worth it to the average citizen wanting to retire by 65. [/quote]

This is unbelievably obtuse. Federal spending on healthcare is about $2,000B per year. Federal spending on human space flight is roughly $10B per year. Are you seriously suggesting asking to compare things that are imbalanced by a factor of 200? Which would you rather have, a Ferrari or a Hot Wheels?[/quote]

The salaries of federal workers are a drop in the bucket next to the total national debt. [b]But alas, we have to start somewhere, correct, [/b]even if it’s a drop in the bucket? [/quote]
Let’s start by not sending billions to Argentina, Israel and Egypt. [/quote]

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