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Re:Paris preserves its mixed society by pouring billions int... by underlipton on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @07:32PM (#39773283)
Anything built post-GD (which is going to be the vast majority of what you service) was likely touched by government subsidy in some fashion, whether grants, loans, or municipal bonds (tax-exempt, so effectively a subsidy). "Company towns" built before then were often subsidized, in effect, by companies not having to bear the financial burden of their many, many instances of illegal or rights-infringing behavior.

That's not considering your customers, who are likely also subsidized by the government in some fashion - if their jobs do not involve federal or state government contracts or supplying or servicing companies holding such contracts, they're almost certainly taking advantage of advantageous tax rebates or deductions.

Re:Paris preserves its mixed society by pouring billions int... by robertlagrant on Thursday March 21, 2024 @06:57AM (#39777015)
You could equally say that tax money is all private money, so really it's all private. It's silly to talk about the provenance of money in these topics.
Re:Paris preserves its mixed society by pouring billions int... by underlipton on Thursday March 21, 2024 @01:33PM (#39781748)
You absolutely cannot. That's the entire point.