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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by dpeterson on Sunday August 21, 2016 @01:28AM (#12329543)
I know most people hate Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged here but that is literally what happened in the book. Roark Steel was made to give "green steel" to the unprofitable competitors to keep them in business.
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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by maverick_iceman on Sunday August 21, 2016 @02:04AM (#12329633)
Ah, you're confusing Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Roark is an architect in Fountainhead. What you have in mind is Rearden Steel giving money to Associated Steel of Orren Boyle.

But I agree, the current situation is eerily similar.

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