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LiberalArkie

(16,646 posts) Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:02 AM 10 hrs ago

Which U.S. Companies Receive the Most Government Subsidies?

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Which U.S. Companies Receive the Most Government Subsidies? (Original Post) LiberalArkie 10 hrs ago OP

And VW isn't even an American company. Nt spooky3 10 hrs ago #1

Neither is Foxconn LiberalArkie 10 hrs ago #4

Aren't petros underrepresented on that chart ?? eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #2

Socialism for corporations. I bet we even pay to pave the roads Emile 10 hrs ago #3

Tax dollars are being used to find the missing bolts on the Boeing 737's. Emile 10 hrs ago #5

Apparently this doesn't even count the government contracts. yardwork 10 hrs ago #6

A lot of those subsidies are coming from states rather than federal government FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #7

TESLA? Good grief, what a criminal enterprise we are! LuckyLib 7 hrs ago #8

spooky3

(36,394 posts)

1. And VW isn't even an American company. Nt

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:10 AM

10 hrs ago

LiberalArkie

(16,646 posts)

4. Neither is Foxconn

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:17 AM

10 hrs ago

And many of the others.

eppur_se_muova

(37,635 posts)

2. Aren't petros underrepresented on that chart ??

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:15 AM

10 hrs ago

https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-proposals-to-reduce-fossil-fuel-subsidies-january-2024

Emile

(30,689 posts)

3. Socialism for corporations. I bet we even pay to pave the roads

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:16 AM

10 hrs ago

to their companies too.

Emile

(30,689 posts)

5. Tax dollars are being used to find the missing bolts on the Boeing 737's.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:23 AM

10 hrs ago

yardwork

(64,707 posts)

6. Apparently this doesn't even count the government contracts.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:26 AM

10 hrs ago

This is just the subsidies.

Why does Amazon need subsidies? Disney?

FakeNoose

(35,981 posts)

7. A lot of those subsidies are coming from states rather than federal government

Reply to yardwork (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:33 AM

10 hrs ago

Look at the Boeing entry - $13 billion came from Washington state, so less than $3 billion from Uncle Sam.

A lot of these are state "payoffs" to get them to build a factory in a certain state, providing jobs etc.

LuckyLib

(6,910 posts)

8. TESLA? Good grief, what a criminal enterprise we are!

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:04 PM

7 hrs ago

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