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		kortilla 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant s... Yes, that is the argument for subsidies. What’s your point?

drawkward 11 months ago [–]

There seems to be, implict in the term "subsidy," the notion that it is government largesse. My notion is to rebut that pointing out we do not expect a positive ROI on most government expenditures.

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