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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

It's not the only reason Boeing exists. That's the problem. Airframe manufacturing is a critical infrastructure componemt for the nation's airline mass transit network. And there are only two companies in the world that operate at the scale necessary to support the volume of flights.

Boeing can't fail any more than ATT or Citibank can be allowed to fail.

[-] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If government has to bail them out, then government gets to nationalize a proportionate amount of the company. And the dividends then go toward government spending.

Something about fiscal responsibility...

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

That would be the smart thing to do, if the government was serious about both protecting the capital/labor base and not pissing away infinity dollars forever.

[-] billybong@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 months ago

And the next government can sell it off for less than they paid for it and the cycle continues.

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

They shouldn't pay for it, they should just seize it.

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