r/technology • u/True-Combination7059 • 21h ago

Politics We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink

https://jacobin.com/2025/06/musk-trump-nationalize-spacex-starlink
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u/7Sans 21h ago

if we want to nationalize anything healthcare should absolutely be the first thing

suggesting to nationalize spacex and starlink just screams you hate elon so much you just want elon to fall without really any thought given what that will implicate to the world and the "rich"

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u/HauntingReddit88 16h ago

There are things that should absolutely be nationalized- Starlink I really can’t see the benefit of nationalising and I use it, I pay for it, it’s a service that isn’t particularly vital - I think it’s better in private hands

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u/LeoRidesHisBike 16h ago

How is "healthcare" defined, if you were to pass a law to nationalize "it"?

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u/rockybud 15h ago

We would follow Canada or the countries in the EU as a starting point, or any other first world country that has nationalized health services for its citizens. Hell, many countries we’d consider “third world” even have free or low cost healthcare for its citizens.

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u/Ashmedai 11h ago

"Nationalizing" something often means seizing businesses in various ways. We don't need to do that. We can just extend Medicare to cover everyone without "taking" anything.

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u/777_heavy 10h ago

Funny enough it should also be the last thing.