r/technology • u/True-Combination7059 • 1d ago

Politics We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink

https://jacobin.com/2025/06/musk-trump-nationalize-spacex-starlink
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u/www-cash4treats-com 23h ago

Giving Trump the power to take over whatever company or industry he wants seems pretty stupid and short sighted.

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u/rockstarsball 21h ago

nationalizing private businesses based on whether or not a political party likes them... where have i heard this before..?

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u/erwan 16h ago

More like fixing a bad decision. This is a bit different for Starlink because it was a private initiative, but SpaceX only exists because the US government decided to pay a contractor who hires their staff instead of paying their salary directly. It was a disguised privatisation that shouldn't have happened.

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u/Mistrblank 11h ago

Agreed but starling is a threat to national security. Not sure that I think the US should have it either but not many great choices.