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0 pointshuijzer6mo ago0 comments

> Interestingly, in the past, the US federal government actively made efforts to keep private organizations from becoming too dominant.

They seem to do the opposite now because small businesses can expect little support from the government (and surely no big subsidies like the large players are getting in for example the Stargate joint venture). Especially COVID was seen by many small business owners are extremely tough since larger stores were allowed to stay open while the small businesses were not.

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pas5mo ago

small businesses get a lot of exemptions from various regulations, and small business owners/proprietors tend to be very vocal and effective politically

of course big systemic things are usually not great for them (such as technological change helping bigger businesses to be run more efficiently, thus eroding their edge)

kadushka6mo ago

What subsidies is Stargate project getting from US government?

huijzerOP6mo ago

I remembered incorrectly. They are getting "emergency declarations" support:

> Donald Trump called it "the largest AI infrastructure project in history", and he indicated that he would use emergency declarations to expedite the project's development, particularly regarding energy infrastructure.

So it might not be strictly a subsidy, but it surely is taxpayer-support.

kadushka6mo ago

Was that the same Donald Trump who said he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours if elected?

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0 pointshuijzer6mo ago0 comments

> Interestingly, in the past, the US federal government actively made efforts to keep private organizations from becoming too dominant.

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pas5mo ago

small businesses get a lot of exemptions from various regulations, and small business owners/proprietors tend to be very vocal and effective politically

of course big systemic things are usually not great for them (such as technological change helping bigger businesses to be run more efficiently, thus eroding their edge)

kadushka6mo ago

What subsidies is Stargate project getting from US government?

huijzerOP6mo ago

I remembered incorrectly. They are getting "emergency declarations" support:

So it might not be strictly a subsidy, but it surely is taxpayer-support.

kadushka6mo ago

Was that the same Donald Trump who said he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours if elected?

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