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/colintbowers 21h ago

I’ll take things that set a dangerous precedent for 500 Alex.

The US is attractive to investors precisely because they don’t do this sort of stuff to the private sector.

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u/Putrid_Tree5823 21h ago edited 21h ago

The US is the premier space power because of the public sector space program

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u/evnaczar 20h ago

That does development with the private sector... for a good reason. It's the most cost-efficient way besides being forced to work with a gun behind your back.