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AlexandersWonder t1_j7sdtyi wrote

Reply to comment by afterburners_engaged in SpaceX prepares for a massive test this week: Firing all 33 Starship engines at once by upyoars

NASA has contracts with them for their rockets. So in a way I guess some of our taxes might go to them. But not a lot, NASA has a pretty small budget compared with other government agencies

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afterburners_engaged t1_j7sk0oi wrote

But those are payment for services rendered or services that will be rendered right? A subsidies main purpose is to keep the cost of something low. Kind of like the $7500 income tax credit for electric cars

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AlexandersWonder t1_j7skurs wrote

it’s not a subsidy, I was just speculating as to why this first commenter brought up taxpayer dollars

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