Quote:
Originally Posted by Truenorth00
I'd have less of an issue with this argument if we weren't resorting to protectionism and economic support in so many other sectors. Also, avoiding subsidies would be a defensible argument if the US wasn't engaging in economic warfare. Sorry, but I'm sick of the country's industries being digging shit out of the ground and selling cardboard skyboxes to reach other and foreigners.
|
We could just choose other industries to subsidize though. Fuck the amount we offered to the auto industry in the last few years could of probably got us a serious semiconductor fab. The amount of dividends that would potentially pay...
It's just the logical inconsistency is absolutely off the charts with the whole car-oriented urban development is bad however car-oriented production is vital enough for subsidies. Users on here will have a smug attitude of urban planning in America yet we are following America's lead in a race to continue to subsidize production of the very good that drives all of this...