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Re:Transit rewards (Waymo pays you to take the train) by dadoum on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @03:49AM (#49812913)
Looking at the financials outside the US might also be relevant. There are no reasons for the US to be special here in my opinion.
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Re:Transit rewards (Waymo pays you to take the train) by throwaway473825 on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @05:30AM (#49813558)
There is a reason why the US is special - Buy America Act. New Flyer and Gillig would collapse almost immediately if they were exposed to global competition.
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Re:Transit rewards (Waymo pays you to take the train) by sensanaty on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @12:12PM (#49818290)
I thought you guys were capitalists? Surely we should let them fail if they can't compete in a real free market
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